2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region
6Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
394Religion Degrees Awarded
A degree in religion/religious studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #189 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 394 degrees in religion/religious studies to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Religion/Religious Studies School
The religion program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Religion/Religious Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Religion/Religious Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Religion/Religious Studies Rankings by Degree Level
The religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Religion/Religious Studies in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the religion degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in religion/religious studies. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat DePauw University if you wish to pursue a degree in religion/religious studies. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Greencastle. This university ranks 5th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 5 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at DePauw in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in religion/religious studies. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were about 4 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in religion/religious studies. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Deerfield. This university ranks 49th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 3 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at TIU Illinois in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 1 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.
GVSU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Allendale. This university ranks 9th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 3 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The religion program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Religion/Religious Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Religion/Religious Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
