2023 Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Religion/Religious Studies is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,626 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religion/religious studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s”.
Top 25 Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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 for Religion for a Master’s list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNC Chapel Hill supports 30,092 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 UNC Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
UF also took the #14 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at UF, 1 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 97%, 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying religion list, UW Seattle has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,283 of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Washington - Seattle Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Florida State University supports 43,569 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. 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 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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.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.
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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Virginia - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UPenn supports 26,552 students, and 324 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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Duke University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying religion list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Duke]](/colleges/duke-university/student-life/veterans/)
New York University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying religion list, NYU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, NYU supports 52,775 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 $6,388. During this same period, 1 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Full NYU Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #13, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
UC Davis also took the #10 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 39,074 students enrolled at University of California - Davis, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UC Davis Veteran Student Life Report
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
UST MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of St Thomas Minnesota supports 9,792 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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 87%. 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%.
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With a ranking of #15, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,691. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNC Charlotte does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report
University of California - Riverside ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 26,434 students enrolled at University of California - Riverside, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,182. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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 91%. 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 University of California - Riverside Veteran Student Life Report
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 26,179 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Barbara, 286 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,510. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 University of California - Santa Barbara]](/colleges/university-of-california-santa-barbara/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #18, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at Florida International University, 1,079 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida International University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. On top of their other funding sources, 328 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. 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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Georgia State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State University 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. During this same period, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgia State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia State University]](/colleges/georgia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #21, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. Gardner - Webb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying religion list, Gardner - Webb has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 138 of the 3,536 students enrolled at Gardner - Webb were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,551. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Gardner - Webb Veteran Student Life Report
University of Scranton did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Scranton, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Scranton supports 4,957 students, and 116 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 85 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,790. To help with additional expenses, 15 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Scranton]](/colleges/university-of-scranton/student-life/veterans/)
Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Deerfield, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TIU Illinois, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 1,454 students enrolled at TIU Illinois, 14 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,061. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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.
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With a ranking of #24, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt University were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,769. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Vanderbilt]](/colleges/vanderbilt-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #25, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Religion for a Master’s list. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory University 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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