Christian Schools in Illinois

Trinity International University - Online

Founded in 1897 in Deerfield, Illinois, TIU was established to provide students with outstanding instruction and the opportunity to earn a degree from a college built on a Christian foundation. TIU has several schools—Trinity College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Trinity Law School—as well as an online college. Our campuses are located in Illinois, California, Florida, and online. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Online Bachelor in Christian Ministries (Online Bachelor)

Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago Theological Seminary, a seminary of the United Church of Christ, prepares students of all religions, backgrounds and callings for transformative leadership. A progressive force in developing religious leaders to transform society toward greater justice and mercy, CTS is committed to an ecumenical curriculum that teaches about ministry even as its student body and faculty minister among on...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Sacred Theology (Master)
- Master in Religious Studies (Master)

Concordia University

As a distinctive, comprehensive university of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, centered in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and based in the liberal arts, Concordia University equips men and women to serve and lead with integrity, creativity, competence, and compassion in a diverse, interconnected, and increasingly urbanized church and world. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Religion (Master)
- Master in Church Music (Master)

Lincoln Christian College and Seminary

Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a Christian higher education community whose mission is to nurture and equip Christians with a Biblical worldview to serve and lead in the church and the world (see Mission and Values below). Founded in 1944, Lincoln has grown to an annual enrollment of more than 1,200 with more than 5,000 graduates serving in every state in this country and in more than ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Religious Studies (Master)

McCormick Theological Seminary

McCormick is one of eleven theological institutions associated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Located within the bounds of the Presbytery of Chicago and the Synod of Lincoln Trails, the theological education offered here is firmly rooted in the Reformed Tradition. Part of the Reformed Tradition is an ecumenical commitment and openness to dialogue with other perspectives within the larger C...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theological Studies (Master)
- Doctor in Theological Studies (Doctor)
- Certificate in Theological Studies (Certificate)

Moody Bible Institute

Moody Bible Institute will teach you how to understand, apply, and communicate the truth of God's Word in today's world. The goal for students at Moody is both a solid knowledge of God's Word and a profound understanding of the Word. When knowledge and understanding come together, they can't be kept inside, but will be expressed through your life now and into the future....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Biblical Studies (Master)
- Certificate in Biblical Studies (Certificate)

Olivet Nazarene University, School of Graduate and Adult Studies

"Education With a Christian Purpose." Since 1907, Olivet Nazarene University has made this more than a motto, but a mission. At Olivet, considered one of the nation's premier Christian colleges, faith is at the heart of superior academics, athletics, social atmosphere and ministry opportunities. Here, students not only learn how to make a living; they learn how to live. Since Olivet's founding, m...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Religion (Master)

Seabury-Western Theological Seminary

We are dedicated to learning in the service of God's mission. The vision of Christ's love transforming our world underlies all that we do as we equip women and men to be effective agents of pastoral care, love and justice, and the joyous spreading of God's reign. The Church faces many challenges in the 21st century and needs faithful, imaginative clergy and lay leaders to face into those challeng...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theology (Master)
- Doctor in Theology (Doctor)
- Certificate in Theology (Certificate)

Trinity International University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

With nearly 100 faculty and 3,000 students, we at Trinity International University (TIU) are committed to the same vision with which we were founded in 1897 and determined to follow in the footsteps of the great universities that were founded on the cornerstone belief that all wisdom lies in Jesus Christ. Our task, if we are to be salt in the world of our day, is to build institutions where we can...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Biblical Studies (Master)
- Doctor in Biblical Studies (Doctor)
- Certificate in Biblical Studies (Certificate)

University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary, School of Theology

The University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary is the major theological seminary of the Archdiocese of Chicago with a national and international outreach. The primary mission of the University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary is to prepare candidates to be priests of Jesus Christ, priest, teacher and shepherd. It educates men for pastoral ministry as diocesan priests to...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theology (Master)
- Doctor in Theology (Doctor)

Wheaton College

Wheaton’s mission statement expresses the stable and enduring identity of the College - our reason for existence and our role in society and the church. All the purposes, goals, and activities of the College are guided by this mission....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Biblical and Theological Studies (Master)
- Certificate in Biblical and Theological Studies (Certificate)

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Garrett-Evangelical is a graduate school of theology related to The United Methodist Church. It is located a few miles north of Chicago on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Pastoral Care and Counseling (Master)
- Master in Christian Education (Master)
- Doctor in Religious and Theological Studies (Doctor)

Jerusalem University College

Jerusalem University College, also known as the American Institute of Holy Land Studies, is an extension campus in Jerusalem for approximately 85 regionally or professionally accredited Christian universities, colleges and seminaries located throughout the world. JUC is also an independent graduate degree granting institution of higher education in Israel. Founded in 1957 as a graduate instituti...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Biblical History and Geography (Master)

Loyola University Chicago

Shaped by our city and our Jesuit traditions, Loyola University Chicago offers students an educational environment unmatched for its diversity of thought and experience....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Pastoral Studies (Master)

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Welcome to the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. LSTC strives to offer a community and academic experience that is grounded in the good news of the gospel and shaped by our urban, multicultural, ecumenical, global, interfaith and university-related context and commitments....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theology (Master)
- Master in Religious Studies (Master)
- Doctor in Theology (Doctor)
- Doctor in Religious Studies (Doctor)

Meadville / Lombard Theological School

Affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association, the University of Chicago through its Divinity School, and in cooperative relationship with the members of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools, Meadville Lombard provides training for the liberal ministry in an ecumenical setting and in the context of a world-class university....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theology (Master)
- Master in Religious Education (Master)
- Doctor in Theology (Doctor)

North Park Theological Seminary

In 1891, the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America (now the Evangelical Covenant Church) founded a college and seminary in Minneapolis that was moved to Chicago three years later. For more than 100 years, North Park Theological Seminary has played a crucial role in instructing students in the Covenant tradition and preserving and shaping the values and character of the Covenant church. N...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theology (Master)
- Master in Theological Studies - Nursing (Master)
- Master in Theological Studies - Business Administration (Master)
- Master in Christian Education (Master)
- Doctor in Theology (Doctor)

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary affirms its evangelical heritage through its commitments to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the authority of Scripture. The Seminary offers an educational context that is international, interracial and intercultural for the preparation of men and women who are called by God and empowered by the Holy Spirit for the mission of Christ in the world and ministr...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Religious Studies (Master)
- Doctor in Religious Studies (Doctor)

Loyola University Chicago, The Graduate School

Shaped by our city and our Jesuit traditions, Loyola University Chicago offers students an educational environment unmatched for its diversity of thought and experience. With three campuses spread throughout the greater Chicago area-including along the stunning shoreline of Lake Michigan and in the heart of downtown's Magnificent Mile-students have access to hundreds of cultural institutions as w...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theology (Master)
- Doctor in Theology (Doctor)

Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Northwestern University combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment that transcends traditional academic boundaries. It provides students and faculty exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal, and professional growth in a setting enhanced by the richness of Chicago....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Doctor in Religion and History (Doctor)

University of Chicago, Division of the Humanities

Located in the community of Hyde Park on Chicago’s South Side, just 15 minutes from the city center, the University of Chicago is uniquely positioned to contribute to, and draw from, the strength and diversity of this world-class metropolis. We have also made an indelible mark on the world at large. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in New Testament and Early Christian Literature (Certificate)

Danville Area Community College

Danville Area Community College (DACC) is a public two-year college founded in 1946 that has grown into an independent college serving about 5,000 students per year in over 1,500 unique courses. Students at DACC are enrolled in programs and courses including: college transfer, occupational degrees and certificates, re-training, skill development, customized training or areas of special interest. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Religion (Associate)