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2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Divinity/Ministry is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent divinity/ministry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s divinity studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 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 UChicago are $61,548.

Full UChicago Divinity/Ministry Report

#2

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Moody Bible Institute is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Moody Bible Institute Divinity/Ministry Report

#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Olivet Nazarene University is a small school located in Bourbonnais, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Olivet Nazarene did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Olivet Nazarene are $13,393.

Full Olivet Nazarene University Divinity/Ministry Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Trinity International University - Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Deerfield, Illinois. It awarded 44 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

TIU Illinois also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #7. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s divinity studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree divinity studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #4 rank 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.

Full Loyola Chicago Divinity/Ministry Report

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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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