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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$31,473 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,517 Avg Salary

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

With 147 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, religious education is the #138 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religious ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Illinois 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 Illinois 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.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School undergraduate students pay an average of $14,335 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TIU Illinois are $33,298 a 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.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Wheaton College Illinois is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois

Best Value Religious Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 15
Ohio 86
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 4 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.

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