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2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Religious Education is the 351st most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 246 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s relgious 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.

Read more about Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois

#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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Franciscan University of Steubenville is a small school located in Steubenville, Ohio that handed out 26 masters’s relgious 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 U are $12,888, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Andrews is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree relgious ed students whose families make $0-$30k list, Andrews has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Deerfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s relgious ed degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780.

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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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree relgious ed students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cornerstone has also earned the #5 rank 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 University are $14,710.

Read more about Religious Education at Cornerstone University

#4 in overall quality

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s relgious ed degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IWU, the school also landed the #4 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 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global are $11,977.

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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