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2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $75-$110k” 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree religious ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franciscan University of Steubenville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Franciscan University of Steubenville is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Steubenville, Ohio. It awarded 26 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Franciscan U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Franciscan University of Steubenville are $12,888, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religious Education at Franciscan University of Steubenville

#2

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. 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 $75-$110k. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424.

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#3

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Andrews University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Andrews also took the #0 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910.

Full Andrews Religious Education Report

#4

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornerstone University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cornerstone University 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone University are $14,710.

Read more about Religious Education at Cornerstone University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #5 spot on the list. TIU 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TIU Illinois, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780.

Full Trinity International University - Illinois Religious Education Report

#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 $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Marion, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree religious ed students whose families make $75-$110k 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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