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2023 Best Value Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$28,512 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,517 Avg Salary

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

Religious Education is the #216 most popular major in the country with 1,417 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for religious ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Religious Education

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Moody Bible Institute the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for religious education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School are $14,335 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, religious ed majors at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School accumulate an average of around $10,512 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Grace is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wyoming.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grace are $15,000 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Franciscan University of Steubenville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Steubenville.

Franciscan U undergraduate students pay an average of $30,180 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, religious ed majors at Franciscan U accumulate an average of around $23,380 in student debt.

Full Religious Education at Franciscan University of Steubenville Report

#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great value for religious education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

TIU Illinois undergraduate students pay an average of $33,298 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that religious ed majors at TIU Illinois take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,417.

Full Religious Education at Trinity International University - Illinois Report

Indiana Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

IWU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,960 in tuition and fees each year.

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Wheaton College Illinois landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree religious education programs. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheaton.

Wheaton College Illinois undergraduate students pay an average of $40,820 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wheaton College Illinois also did well on our Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Religious Education Colleges by State

Explore the best religious education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 15
Ohio 86
Illinois 147
Indiana 42
Wisconsin 0

Religious Education is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 15,832
Biblical Studies 4,119
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 3,116
Missionary Studies 1,220
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 RichardF.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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