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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

4 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Bible/Biblical Studies is the 169th most popular major in the country with 4,250 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 215 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in Bible/Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Bible/Biblical 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 Bible/Biblical studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree bible studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Bible/Biblical Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $16,582 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Bible Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School.

Full Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School Bible/Biblical Studies Report

#2

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois also made our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Wheaton College Illinois is $16,212 for illinois bachelor’s degree bible studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Wheaton College Illinois

#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the #3 spot on the list. Olivet Nazarene is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.

Olivet Nazarene not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $15,390 for illinois bachelor’s degree bible studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Olivet Nazarene.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Olivet Nazarene

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Bible Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #4 spot on the list. Trinity International University - Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also made our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity International University - Illinois is $20,693 for illinois bachelor’s degree bible studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full TIU Illinois Bible/Biblical Studies 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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