2024 Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois
6
Colleges in Illinois
148
Relgious Ed Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
religious education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #358 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for religious education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 148 degrees in religious education to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Religious Education School
The relgious ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Religious Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for religious education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Religious Education Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Religious Education in Illinois
The schools below may not offer all types of relgious ed degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Illinois Schools in Relgious Ed
Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In IL
Loyola University Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in religious education. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religious education from Loyola University Chicago
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
39
Relgious Ed Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Trinity International University - Illinois if you want to pursue a degree in religious education. Located in the suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 49th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 39 religious education students who graduated with this degree at TIU Illinois in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in religious education from Trinity International University - Illinois
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IL
Any student who is interested in religious education has to check out Moody Bible Institute. Located in the city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 29 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in religious education from Moody Bible Institute
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
35
Relgious Ed Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Wheaton College Illinois if you want to pursue a degree in religious education. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.
There were approximately 35 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religious education from Wheaton College Illinois
Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bourbonnais. This university ranks 33rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 9 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Olivet Nazarene in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in religious education from Olivet Nazarene University
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