2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Catholic Studies

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Catholic Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Catholic Studies is the 1357th most popular major in the country with 6 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Catholic Studies” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in catholic studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality catholic studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the catholic studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The catholic studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Catholic Studies”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Most Veteran Friendly for Catholic Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Catholic Studies”.

Top 2 Best Catholic Studies Colleges for Veterans

1

DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

528 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$14,957 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Catholic Studies. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 ’s catholic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our vets studying catholic studies list, DePaul has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University, 528 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,957. In addition to receiving other benefits, 101 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full DePaul University Veteran Student Life Report

2

College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts

25 GI Bill® Students**

$22,544 Average GI Bill® Award

$84,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Holy Cross. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Catholic Studies list. College of the Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s catholic studies degrees to qualified students.

Holy Cross did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 2,970 students enrolled at College of the Holy Cross, 25 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,544. On top of their other funding sources, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Holy Cross]](/colleges/college-of-the-holy-cross/student-life/veterans/)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.