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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

5 Ranked Colleges
301 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Divinity/Ministry is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 335 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 301 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry 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 divinity/ministry 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 Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moody Bible Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 39 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School also took the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Moody Bible Institute

#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k. Bourbonnais, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Olivet Nazarene also took the #6 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Olivet Nazarene are $13,393, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Olivet Nazarene University

#7 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 #3 for the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k. Trinity International University - Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Deerfield, Illinois. It awarded 44 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also took the #7 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780.

Full TIU Illinois Divinity/Ministry Report

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at University of Chicago

#5

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Loyola Chicago Divinity/Ministry 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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