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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,080 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their divinity/ministry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allegheny Wesleyan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Allegheny Wesleyan College is located in Salem, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Lincoln Christian University Divinity/Ministry Report

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Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. OCU is a small school located in Circleville, Ohio that handed out 44 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Ohio Christian University

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Rochester University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. RU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Rochester University

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Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Olivet Nazarene University is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Olivet Nazarene Divinity/Ministry Report

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With a ranking of #6, Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is a small school located in Marion, Indiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University

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Greenville University
Greenville, Illinois

With a ranking of #7, Greenville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Greenville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Greenville Divinity/Ministry Report

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Judson University
Elgin, Illinois

Judson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Judson University is a small school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Judson Divinity/Ministry Report

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Bethel University - Mishawaka
Mishawaka, Indiana

With a ranking of #9, Bethel University - Mishawaka did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Mishawaka, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Bethel University - Mishawaka

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Chicago Divinity/Ministry Report

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With a ranking of #11, Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Concordia University, Ann Arbor Divinity/Ministry Report

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Union Bible College
Westfield, Indiana

Union Bible College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Union Bible College is a small school located in Westfield, Indiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Union Bible College

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