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2023 Best Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Religious Education Master's Degree School for You

Religious Education is the #161 most popular major in the country with 687 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the religious ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Religious Education

Our 2023 rankings named Franciscan University of Steubenville the best school in the Great Lakes Region for religious education 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.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lincoln Christian University is a great place for religious education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Trinity International University - Illinois helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in the Great Lakes Region . TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Religious Education 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.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree religious education programs. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

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#7

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

Cornerstone University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids.

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Best Religious Education Colleges by State

Explore the best religious education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7
Illinois 61
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 7 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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