2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Religious Education is the 215th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Michigan, there were 28 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

$28,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

Andrews did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews University are $28,910.

Read full report on Religious Education at Andrews University

#2

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

#1 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 #2 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

Cornerstone not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone University are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornerstone Religious Education Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (With Aid)

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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