Illinois contains ten schools that offer christian counseling programs. Wheaton College, the highest-ranking christian counseling school in IL, has a total student population of 2,920 and is the 74th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 10 christian counseling schools in Illinois, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Wheaton College comes out as the most expensive ($23,398/yr), with Moody Bible Institute as the lowest recorded at only $8,450/yr.
Christian Counseling students from Illinois schools who go on to become christian counselors, christian faith workers, chistian counselors, spiritual workers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,140 people working as religious workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $33,160. Also, Social workers make on average $50,470 per year and there are about 73,250 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 5,440 employed social workers earning an average yearly salary of $50,830. Religious workers in this state earn $30,090/yr and there are 620 employed.
Also, within the christian counseling schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from christian counseling, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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