2023 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s” ranking.
Religious Studies is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,470 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,289 and had an average of $24,431 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,180 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,353 and $25,906 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying religion.
Top 8 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at University of Pennsylvania, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, GWU supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at GWU]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers New Brunswick, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rutgers New Brunswick]](/colleges/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s list. Fordham University is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 16,364 students enrolled at Fordham University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fordham University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Fordham University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New York University]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 15 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Columbia supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students received funds through 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia University in the City of New York]](/colleges/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york/student-life/veterans/)
University of Scranton landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s ranking. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Scranton also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 116 of the 4,957 students enrolled at University of Scranton were GI Bill® students, of which 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,790. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Cairn University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Religion for a Master’s list. Cairn University is a small school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Cairn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Cairn University supports 1,229 students, and 23 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,510. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cairn]](/colleges/philadelphia-biblical-university-langhorne/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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.
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