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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$21,931 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,581 Avg Salary

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

With 1,054 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, theology and religious vocations is the #12 most popular major in Illinois.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Theology & Religious Vocations

Our analysis found Lincoln Christian University to be the best value school for theology and religious vocations students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. 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.

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

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Lincoln Christian University Report

A rank of #2 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.

McCormick Theological Seminary graduate students pay an average of $9,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Wheaton College Illinois helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value theology and religious vocations schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wheaton College Illinois are $18,096 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, LSTC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TIU Illinois are $17,780 per year.

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#8

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Theology & Religious Vocations

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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