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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 153 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois

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 Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,646 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid per year to attend Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School.

Read more about Religious Education at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School

#2

Grace Christian University

Wyoming, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Wyoming, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

Grace did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $12,679 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid per year to attend Grace.

Read full report on Religious Education at Grace

#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bourbonnais, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Olivet Nazarene also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Olivet Nazarene University is $20,195 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Education at Olivet Nazarene

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Marion, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend IWU is $20,946 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid.

Full IWU Religious Education Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. TIU Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 18 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity International University - Illinois is $21,204 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Religious Education at TIU Illinois

#6

Malone University

Canton, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Malone University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Malone University is a small school located in Canton, Ohio that handed out 2 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Malone not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $19,897 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid per year to attend Malone.

Full Malone University Religious Education Report

Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Steubenville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Franciscan U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Franciscan U is $24,918 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Education at Franciscan U

#8

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

Wheaton College Illinois ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wheaton, Illinois. It awarded 23 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wheaton College Illinois is $25,358 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Wheaton College Illinois Religious Education Report

#9

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Loyola University Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 7 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $35,407 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree religious ed students with aid per year to attend Loyola University Chicago.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Education at Loyola Chicago

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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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