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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$34,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,355 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for theology and religious vocations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Schools

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL
$14,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Moody Bible Institute the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for theology and religious vocations students. Located in the 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 undergraduate students pay an average of $14,335 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

The excellent programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best theology and religious vocations schools in the Great Lakes Region . Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 per year.

Olivet Nazarene also claimed a spot on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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$14,520 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary are $14,520 a year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Lincoln Christian University Report

$25,044 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grace College and Theological Seminary is a great value for theology and religious vocations students. Located in the town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Grace College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,044 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Ashland University

Ashland, OH
$23,090 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ashland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best theology and religious vocations schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ashland are $23,090 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, McCormick Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students. McCormick Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at McCormick Theological Seminary Report

With a ranking of #7, Concordia Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students. Concordia Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

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$9,239 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IWU are $9,239 a year.

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$30,180 Average Tuition & Fees

Franciscan University of Steubenville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Franciscan U undergraduate students pay an average of $30,180 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges by State

Explore the best theology and religious vocations colleges 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 21 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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