2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology and religious vocations programs, but they also 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 program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$28,910 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the #1 spot on the list. Andrews University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berrien Springs, Michigan. It awarded 175 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

Andrews did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Andrews

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grace is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wyoming, Michigan. It awarded 11 masters’s theology and religious vocations 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 more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Grace

#3

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$14,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornerstone University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 65 degrees to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2019-2020.

Cornerstone did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone are $14,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Income $30-$48k)

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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