2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Vocations for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Southeast Region for Religious Vocations for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the 228th most popular major in the country with 1,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,580 and had an average of $31,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 147 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,088 and $36,440 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Vocations for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology and religious vocations (other) programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology and religious vocations (other) 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 the Southeast Region for Religious Vocations for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Vocations for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Vocations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious vocations degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia International University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Vocations for a Master’s. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
CIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 2,098 students enrolled at Columbia International University, 86 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,392. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Full CIU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Vocations for a Master’s. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious vocations degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Campbell, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 5,964 students enrolled at Campbell, 45 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,969. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through 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 Campbell Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Vocations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Point University landed the #4 spot on the list. West Point, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious vocations degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 1,946 students enrolled at Point University, 51 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,741. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Point]](/colleges/atlanta-christian-college/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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