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2023 Best Value Biblical Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$12,364 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,980 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biblical Studies Master's Degree School for You

Biblical Studies is the #140 most popular major in the country with 1,052 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Biblical Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for Bible students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for Bible majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Biblical Studies

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Moody Bible Institute the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for Biblical studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School graduate students pay an average of $9,270 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lincoln Christian College and Seminary graduate students pay an average of $8,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

Ashland graduate students pay an average of $6,972 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College and Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grace College are $8,054 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grace Christian University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Wyoming, Grace is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Grace graduate students pay an average of $11,000 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #6, Cornerstone University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for Biblical studies students working on their master’s degree. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornerstone are $14,960 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for Biblical studies students working on their master’s degree. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

TIU Illinois graduate students pay an average of $17,780 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Biblical Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best Biblical studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Illinois 97
Ohio 16
Indiana 2
Wisconsin 13

One of 7 majors within the area of study, Biblical studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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