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Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$19,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Education Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religious ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for religious education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#1

Calvin Theological Seminary

Grand Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Calvin Theological Seminary the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for religious education students working on their graduate certificate. Calvin Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheaton.

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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 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 RichardF.

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