2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 241 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$8,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,798 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Moody Bible Institute is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Moody Bible Institute Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#2

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Marion, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$11,977 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,789 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #2 spot on the list. IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 98 masters’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’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 IWU Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report

#3

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$9,422 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,208 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Circleville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 58 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

OCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OCU are $9,422, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at OCU

• Best Value Master’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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