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2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$39,111 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,733 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations 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.

The Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theology and religious vocations majors pursuing a .

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 Illinois 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
$37,440 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Olivet Nazarene undergraduate students pay an average of $37,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Olivet Nazarene excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois list.

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$14,520 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Christian University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois 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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Northern Baptist Theological Seminary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Loyola University Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

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$40,820 Average Tuition & Fees

Wheaton College Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wheaton College Illinois are $40,820 a year.

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$33,298 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TIU Illinois are $33,298 per year.

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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

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

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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 10 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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