2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,274 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations (other), making the major the 221st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,430 and had an average of $40,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 457 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,550 and $36,722 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations (other) programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Marion, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$11,977 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global are $11,977, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IWU Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#1

Concordia Theological Seminary

Fort Wayne, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$31,551 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia Theological Seminary is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

Concordia Theological Seminary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia Theological Seminary are $31,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Concordia Theological Seminary

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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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