2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the 221st most popular major in the country with 1,274 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,430 and had an average of $40,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 457 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,550 and $36,722 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations (other) 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 theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Religious Vocations 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 religious vocations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Marion, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$11,977 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. IWU is a fairly large school located in Marion, Indiana that handed out 5 doctorate’s religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’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 IWU are $11,977.

Full Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (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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