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2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bible Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,250 people earned their degree in Biblical studies, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,768 and had an average of $24,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 471 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $23,914 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 129 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in Biblical studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Biblical studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Biblical studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree bible students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moody Bible Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 54 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School

#2

Grace Christian University

Wyoming, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grace Christian University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Wyoming, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Bible degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Grace also made our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grace are $10,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Grace

#3

Ashland University

Ashland, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Ashland, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

Ashland also made our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ashland University are $6,444, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ashland University Biblical Studies Report

#4

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maranatha Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Watertown, Wisconsin. It awarded 12 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

MBU also made our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBU are $7,010, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biblical Studies at MBU

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at TIU Illinois

#6

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Cornerstone University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Cornerstone University is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.

Cornerstone not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone University are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornerstone Biblical Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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