2023 Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 504 people earned their degree in lay ministry, making the major the 630th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 12 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great lay ministry 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 lay ministry program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Multnomah University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Multnomah University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Multnomah University supports 623 students, and 29 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,799. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Multnomah 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%.
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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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