2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
76
Degrees Awarded
$23,500
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 504 people earned their degree in lay ministry, making the major the 630th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 76 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in lay ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality lay ministry programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the lay ministry program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying lay ministry.
Top 2 Best Lay Ministry Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for an Associate list. This small school is located in Wyoming, Michigan, and it awarded 37 associates’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grace, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Lay Ministry Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 1,052 students enrolled at Grace, 101 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,478. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grace does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for an Associate. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 12 associates’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University also made our “Best Lay Ministry Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Southwestern Assemblies of God University supports 1,985 students, and 90 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 65 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,820. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwestern Assemblies of God University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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