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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#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 #1 for the Best Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Franciscan University of Steubenville is located in Steubenville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

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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#2

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Andrews University is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s religious ed degrees 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 are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 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 #3 for the Best Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornerstone University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 11 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornerstone did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

IWU also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global are $11,977.

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#6

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

With a ranking of #6, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k 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.

Wheaton College Illinois also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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