2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 351st most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 139 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in Illinois

#1

Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$17,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #1 spot on the list. TIU Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also made our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780.

Read full report on Religious Education at Trinity International University - 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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