2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Theology & Religious Vocations is the 25th most popular major in the country with 26,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 827 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,700 and $36,222 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 374 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$28,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Andrews University is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 175 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.

Andrews also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews University are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Andrews University

#2

Grace Christian University

Wyoming, Michigan

$10,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grace Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wyoming, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grace also made our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grace are $10,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Grace Christian University

#3

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$14,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornerstone University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cornerstone University is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 65 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornerstone, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone are $14,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Cornerstone University

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