by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,166 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations (other), making the major the 228th most popular in the United States. 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 Illinois, there were 150 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,753 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations (other). This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theology and religious vocations (other).
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 29 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in Illinois. Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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