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2023 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
435 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Vocations Schools 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. 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 Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the 228th most popular major in the country with 1,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,580 and had an average of $31,756 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 435 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,260 and $22,125 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations (other) programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Moody Bible Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 144 ’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Moody Bible Institute is $19,072 for great lakes region religious vocations students whose families make $30-$48k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Moody Bible Institute

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 3 ’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana Wesleyan University is $17,754 for Great Lakes Region Religious Vocations students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Indiana Wesleyan University

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Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ashland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Ohio. It awarded 11 ’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ashland, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ashland is $14,311 for great lakes region religious vocations students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ashland University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 90 ’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend IWU is $18,666 for great lakes region religious vocations students whose families make $30-$48k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at IWU

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Valor Christian College
Canal Winchester, Ohio

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valor Christian College landed the #5 spot on the list. Valor Christian College is a small school located in Canal Winchester, Ohio that handed out 23 ’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

Valor Christian College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Valor Christian College is $14,407 for Great Lakes Region Religious Vocations students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Valor Christian College

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