2025 Best Theology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
8Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,070Theology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in theology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #127 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for theology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,070 degrees in theology annually.
Your choice of theology 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 theology 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Theology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Theology in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theology degree levels they offer.
University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in theology. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 122 theology students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
Moody Bible Institute is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in theology. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
There were roughly 21 theology students who graduated with this degree at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in theology has to check out Franciscan University of Steubenville. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Steubenville. This university ranks 26th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 191 theology students who graduated with this degree at Franciscan U in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in theology needs to check out Grace College and Theological Seminary. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Winona Lake. This college ranks 25th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.More information about a degree in theology from Grace College and Theological Seminary
Located in the suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 702nd out of 2,152 schools for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 61 theology students who graduated with this degree at TIU Illinois in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #224 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 theology students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year.
Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wheaton. A Best Colleges rank of #407 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.
There were about 30 theology students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of theology 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 theology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
