2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You
Religious Studies is the #86 most popular major in the country with 9,470 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for religion students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Religious Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Trinity International University - Illinois the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for religious studies students. Located in the large suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TIU Illinois are $33,298 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for religious studies students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $21,475 in tuition and fees each year. On average, religion graduates from UWM take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GVSU are $19,628 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for religious studies students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State are $35,019 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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DePauw University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Greencastle, DePauw is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
DePauw undergraduate students pay an average of $53,896 in tuition and fees each year.
DePauw not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Notre Dame ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Notre Dame undergraduate students pay an average of $58,843 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Notre Dame is ranked #1 for overall quality for religion in the Great Lakes Region .
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With a ranking of #9, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious studies students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UChicago are $60,963 a year.
UChicago also took the #3 spot in our Best Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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DePaul University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.
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Request InformationBest Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 114 |
| Ohio | 115 |
| Illinois | 168 |
| Indiana | 95 |
| Wisconsin | 54 |
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Religious Studies Related Majors for Religion
One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Religion
| 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 10 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).
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