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2022 Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 associate degree level specifically, there were 31 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Biblical studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Biblical studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree bible students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s Bible students in 2019-2020.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is $16,646 for great lakes region associate degree bible students with aid.

Read more about Biblical Studies at Moody Bible Institute

#2

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, Ohio

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Circleville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s Bible degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

OCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio Christian University is $24,500 for great lakes region associate degree bible students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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