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2022 Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,250 people earned their degree in Biblical studies, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,768 and had an average of $24,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 471 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $23,914 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 31 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Biblical studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Biblical 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 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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Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois

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 Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s Bible degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,582 for great lakes region associate degree bible students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Moody Bible Institute.

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#2

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, Ohio

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bible Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. OCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Circleville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $22,353 for great lakes region associate degree bible students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ohio Christian University.

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

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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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