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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

5 Ranked Colleges
301 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,905 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 335 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 301 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 16 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at UChicago

#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the #2 spot on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Olivet Nazarene also took the #6 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Olivet Nazarene University are $13,393, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Olivet Nazarene Divinity/Ministry Report

#3

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School Divinity/Ministry Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #4 spot on the list. Trinity International University - Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Deerfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, TIU Illinois has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TIU Illinois are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at TIU Illinois

#5

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Loyola University Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry 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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