2023 Most Popular Religious Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Religious Education 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.
The Most Popular Religious Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Religious Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religious ed majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Religious Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for religious education students. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
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The excellent programs at Franciscan University of Steubenville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Park University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the # 5 spot on the list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.
Cornerstone University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.
Ashland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for religious education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.
Lincoln Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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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Veritas Baptist College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for religious education students. It came in at #9 on the list. VBC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fredericksburg.
With a ranking of #9, Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious education students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Best Religious Education Colleges by State
Explore the best religious education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 7 |
Illinois | 61 |
Ohio | 36 |
Indiana | 34 |
Religious Education Related Majors
One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 14 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).
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