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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

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Religious Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 9,704 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,163 and had an average of $28,712 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 545 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,033 and $27,538 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious studies 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 Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree religion students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MVNU also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at MVNU are $8,964, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 7 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree religion students whose families make more than $110k list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WMU Religious Studies Report

#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 5 masters’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Religion Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Marquette University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.

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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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