2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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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” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$12,888 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Steubenville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

Franciscan U also took the #2 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 Franciscan University of Steubenville are $12,888.

Read full report on Religious Education at Franciscan University of Steubenville

#2

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$17,424 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$27,476 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois

#3

Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$17,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Deerfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Trinity International University - Illinois Religious Education Report

#4

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Marion, Indiana

#4 in overall quality

$11,977 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IWU 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

#5

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

#5 in overall quality

$14,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

Cornerstone also took the #5 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 Cornerstone are $14,710.

Full Cornerstone Religious Education Report

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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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