2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s
9
Ranked Colleges
142
Degrees Awarded
$27,000
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Lay Ministry is the 630th most popular major in the country with 504 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 142 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in lay ministry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent lay ministry 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 lay ministry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying lay ministry.
Top 9 Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Liberty University supports 93,349 students, and 13,282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. During this same period, 386 students qualified for 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 Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 5 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethel University Minnesota not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Bethel University Minnesota supports 3,814 students, and 116 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,703. On top of their other funding sources, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bethel University Minnesota offers 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Bethel University Minnesota Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s lay ministry degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent, 1,414 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,203. To help with additional expenses, 42 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s list. Samford is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 1 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Samford also made our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, Samford University supports 5,729 students, and 162 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 101 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,201. In addition to receiving other benefits, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Samford University offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Samford University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Multnomah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s lay ministry degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Multnomah University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 623 students enrolled at Multnomah University, 29 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,799. To help with additional expenses, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Multnomah University offers 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%.
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Grace Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Wyoming, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
Grace also made our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,478. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grace offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Grace]](/colleges/grace-bible-college/student-life/veterans/)
Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Winona Lake, Indiana, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Grace College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 1,901 students enrolled at Grace College and Theological Seminary, 27 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,455. To help with additional expenses, 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%.
Full Grace College Veteran Student Life Report
Manhattan Christian College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, MCC supports 170 students, and 19 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,759. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MCC]](/colleges/manhattan-christian-college/student-life/veterans/)
North Central University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s ranking. North Central University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,062 students enrolled at North Central University, 22 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,943. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
Full North Central 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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