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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$22,605 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,540 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master'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.

The Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations 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. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School are $9,270 a year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Moody Bible Institute

#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Olivet Nazarene University is a great value for theology and religious vocations students working on their master’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lincoln Christian University is a great value for theology and religious vocations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary are $8,812 a year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Lincoln Christian University

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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Winona Lake, Grace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grace College are $8,054 a year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Grace College and Theological Seminary Report

#5

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ashland are $6,972 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Ashland University

McCormick Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for theology and religious vocations students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. McCormick Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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Concordia Theological Seminary landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Concordia Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IWU are $10,440 per year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

With a ranking of #9, Franciscan University of Steubenville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Franciscan U are $12,888 per year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Franciscan University of Steubenville Report

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

LSTC graduate students pay an average of $19,755 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

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 20 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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