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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

2 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bible Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

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 a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Illinois, there were 215 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,100 and $21,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biblical Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#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 a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 54 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biblical Studies at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bible Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Trinity International University - Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Deerfield, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s Bible degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also took the #0 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biblical Studies at TIU Illinois

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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