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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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 $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 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 Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Steubenville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Franciscan U are $12,888.

Full Franciscan U Religious Education Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Relgious 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 awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s relgious ed students 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. 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.

Full Wheaton College Illinois Religious Education Report

#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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Andrews University is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.

Andrews also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Religious Education at Andrews University

#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 Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s relgious ed degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree relgious ed students whose families make $75-$110k list, Cornerstone has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone are $14,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornerstone Religious Education Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. TIU Illinois is located in Deerfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.

TIU Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

Full Trinity International University - Illinois Religious Education Report

#4 in overall quality

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 8 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

IWU also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $11,977, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global 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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