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2023 Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$19,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Education Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the most popular school for religious education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#1

Calvin Theological Seminary

Grand Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Calvin Theological Seminary to be the most popular school for religious education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Calvin Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wheaton College Illinois is a great place for religious education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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 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 3 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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