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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Illinois (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Getting Aid” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

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 Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois 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 39 masters’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Moody Bible Institute are $8,930.

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Olivet Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Olivet Nazarene not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Olivet Nazarene University are $13,393, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Olivet Nazarene University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Deerfield, Illinois, and it awarded 44 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree divinity studies students with aid list, TIU Illinois has also earned the #7 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 Trinity International University - Illinois are $17,780.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at TIU Illinois

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Divinity Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Getting Aid list. 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.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree divinity studies students with aid 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 University Chicago are $19,154.

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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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