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Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$19,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Education Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

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Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the # 2 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 in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 2 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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