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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$21,165 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,540 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master'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.

The Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

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 Illinois 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 college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School are $9,270 per year.

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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

Olivet Nazarene also claimed a spot on our Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary are $8,812 a 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 master’s degree. McCormick Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at McCormick Theological Seminary Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is a great value for theology and religious vocations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large 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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With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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Meadville Lombard Theological School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Meadville Lombard Theological School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Meadville Lombard Theological School are $27,700 a year.

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Wheaton College Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree 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.

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

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary 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 large suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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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Trinity International University - Illinois came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.

TIU Illinois graduate students pay an average of $17,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Trinity International University - Illinois Report

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 11 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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