2023 Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$43,500
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 District of Columbia for Religion for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Religion/Religious Studies is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,626 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 48 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Religion for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in religion/religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religion/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 religion/religious studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Religion for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree vets studying religion.
Top 2 Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Religion for a Bachelor’s list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 20 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Of the 5,366 students enrolled at Catholic University of America, 196 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,878. To help with additional expenses, 53 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Catholic University of America does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Religion for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 10 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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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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