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2023 Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$29,543 Avg Salary
$22,788 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Education School for You

Religious Education is the #117 most popular major in Illinois with 61 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Religious Education Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for religious ed majors pursuing a .

Top Illinois Schools in Religious Education

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best school for religious education students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Christian University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Religious Education 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 small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.

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The excellent programs at Wheaton College Illinois helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Religious Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Religious Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7
Ohio 36
Indiana 34

One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Missionary Studies 423

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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