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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$40,203 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,206 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 168 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, religious studies is the #127 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for religion students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the religion bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Religious Studies

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UChicago are $60,963 per year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.

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Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 114
Ohio 115
Indiana 95
Wisconsin 54

One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 10,054
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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