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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$12,976 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,050 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Religious Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for religious ed 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 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 value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Religious Education

Our analysis found Lincoln Christian University to be the best value school for religious education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . 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.

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

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#2

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value 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.

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

Full Religious Education at Ashland University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Franciscan University of Steubenville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Religious Education at Franciscan University of Steubenville Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious education schools in the Great Lakes Region . IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Religious Education at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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 tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

Cornerstone University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for religious education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornerstone are $14,960 a year.

Full Religious Education at Cornerstone University Report

With a ranking of #7, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wheaton College Illinois are $18,096 per year.

Full Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois Report

Best Religious Education Colleges by State

Explore the best religious education colleges 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.

  • 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 RichardF.

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