2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 246 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,340 and $28,362 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 religious education 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 religious education 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 religious education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The religious ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$17,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also made our “Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Religious Education at Trinity International University - Illinois

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (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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