2023 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 9,470 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 2,005 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,841 and $25,705 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
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 Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s”.
Top 12 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,092 students enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 53,372 students enrolled at UF were GI Bill® students, of which 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. 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.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UF]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State University were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,819. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Florida State Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia - Main Campus, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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 97%. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s. Lynchburg, Virginia 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.
Liberty University also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8.Among the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. To help with additional expenses, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Liberty University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Duke supports 16,172 students, and 36 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Duke Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 30,146 students enrolled at UNC Charlotte, 1,476 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. During this same period, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
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Florida International University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s list. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying religion list, FIU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, FIU supports 58,836 students, and 1,079 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 606 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Georgia State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s ranking. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State were GI Bill® students, of which 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,934. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Georgia State University Veteran Student Life Report
Gardner - Webb University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s ranking. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Gardner - Webb also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12.According to our most recent data, Gardner - Webb University supports 3,536 students, and 138 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,551. During this same period, 21 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 Gardner - Webb University Veteran Student Life Report
Vanderbilt University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 9 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,769. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Vanderbilt Veteran Student Life Report
Emory University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Master’s ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory, 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Emory University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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