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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

6 Ranked Colleges
852 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 26,872 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 1,775 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,536 and $37,962 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 852 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology and religious vocations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree theology & religious vocations students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 59 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UChicago Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#2

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moody Bible Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. Moody Bible Institute is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 169 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the #3 spot on the list. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 83 students in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wheaton College Illinois Theology & Religious Vocations Report

#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Olivet Nazarene also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Olivet Nazarene University are $13,393, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Olivet Nazarene University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity International University - Illinois. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 130 degrees to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 47 degrees to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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