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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree relgious ed students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the #1 spot on the list. Andrews University is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s relgious 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 University are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Andrews Religious Education Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #2 spot on the list. Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Steubenville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s 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.

Full Franciscan University of Steubenville Religious Education Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.

IWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $11,977, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Education at IWU

#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 #4 for the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Trinity International University - Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also took 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.

Read more about Religious Education at Trinity International University - Illinois

#5

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornerstone University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.

Cornerstone not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Education at Cornerstone

#6

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wheaton, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree relgious ed students with aid list, Wheaton College Illinois has also earned the #1 rank 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 more about Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois

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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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