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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$24,251 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,581 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree School for You

Theology & Religious Vocations is the #12 most popular major in the country with 17,287 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for theology and religious vocations 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the theology and religious vocations doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lincoln Christian University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary are $8,812 per year.

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Our 2023 rankings named Grace College and Theological Seminary the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit college 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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#3

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ashland University is a great value for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means McCormick Theological Seminary is a great value for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. McCormick Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McCormick Theological Seminary are $9,410 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Baptist Theological Seminary is a great value for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Northern Seminary graduate students pay an average of $13,929 in tuition and fees each year.

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Concordia Theological Seminary landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Concordia Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia Theological Seminary are $31,620 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Christian Theological Seminary

Indianapolis, IN

Christian Theological Seminary landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Christian Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Christian Theological Seminary are $12,990 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Christian Theological Seminary

Wheaton College Illinois came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Wheaton College Illinois graduate students pay an average of $18,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Wheaton College Illinois Report

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, LSTC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LSTC are $19,755 per year.

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Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges by State

Explore the best theology and religious vocations schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,054
Indiana 540
Ohio 537
Wisconsin 91
Michigan 516

Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423
Sacred Music 167
Religious Institution Administration and Law 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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 Daderot.

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