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2024 Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges in Illinois
121 Religious Ed Degrees Awarded
$29,543 Avg Early-Career Salary
Religious Education isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #216 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 degrees in religious education during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Religious Education School

Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois Your choice of religious education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for religious education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Religious Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Religious Ed
Master's Degrees in Religious Ed
Doctor's Degrees in Religious Ed

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Religious Education in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the religious ed degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Religious Ed

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IL
66.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Loyola University Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in religious education. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in religious education from Loyola University Chicago

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$31,594 Median Starting Salary
$32,000 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in religious education needs to check out Trinity International University - Illinois. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Deerfield. This university ranks 49th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 29 religious education students who graduated with this degree at TIU Illinois in the most recent data year. Religious Education degree recipients from Trinity International University - Illinois receive an earnings boost of around $2,051 above the typical earnings of religious education graduates.

More information about a degree in religious education from Trinity International University - Illinois

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Religious Ed Degrees Awarded
12.1% Growth in Graduates

Moody Bible Institute is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in religious education. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

There were about 33 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the religious ed program make around $26,972 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in religious education from Moody Bible Institute

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$30,063 Median Starting Salary
$25,000 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in religious education needs to check out Wheaton College Illinois. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wheaton. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.

There were about 26 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year. After graduating, religious ed degree recipients usually earn an average of $30,063 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in religious education from Wheaton College Illinois

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 1 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Olivet Nazarene in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in religious education from Olivet Nazarene University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IL

Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Lincoln.

There were approximately 1 religious education students who graduated with this degree at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in religious education from Lincoln Christian University

Best Religious Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Religious Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Michigan32214
Ohio31486
Indiana29442
Wisconsin2730

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Religious Education is one of 7 different types of Theology & Religious Vocations programs to choose from.

Religious Ed Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Religious Education121

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies797
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries250
Biblical Studies196
Missionary Studies161
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)100
Sacred Music29

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