2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) 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 “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,832 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 410 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religion/religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religion/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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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 Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at IU Bloomington

#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Marquette is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 8 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marquette University Religion/Religious Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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