2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
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$30,063
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religious Education is the 216th most popular major in the country with 1,417 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,694 and had an average of $27,203 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 292 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,278 and $24,114 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 130 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious education.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree religious ed students.
Top 13 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Great Lakes Region
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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region. Franciscan University of Steubenville is a small school located in Steubenville, Ohio that handed out 32 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Religious Education at Franciscan U
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious ed degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Education at North Park University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Veritas Baptist College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region. Fredericksburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Religious Education at Veritas Baptist College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary Religious Education Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #5 spot on the list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Deerfield, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Religious Education at Trinity International University - Illinois
Wheaton College Illinois landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Wheaton, Illinois, and it awarded 15 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois
Lincoln Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lincoln, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Education at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
With a ranking of #8, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 34 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Education at IWU
Cornerstone University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Cornerstone
Ashland University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ashland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious ed degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Ashland University
Andrews University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Andrews is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Religious Education at Andrews
Loyola University Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Loyola University Chicago
Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Chicago 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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