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2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Religious Education is the 215th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 246 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,340 and $28,362 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious education programs, but they also cost less that 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 religious education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the #1 spot on the list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wheaton, Illinois. It awarded 16 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wheaton College Illinois, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Franciscan University of Steubenville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Steubenville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Franciscan U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Franciscan U are $12,888, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

Andrews did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews University are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Trinity International University - Illinois is located in Deerfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree religious ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, TIU Illinois has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. 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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#5

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornerstone University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cornerstone is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 11 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornerstone also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 8 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree religious ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, IWU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global are $11,977, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Education at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

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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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