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2023 Best Lay Ministry Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Lay Ministry

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Lay Ministry” 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 Illinois, there were 8 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality lay ministry programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The lay ministry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Lay Ministry”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Lay Ministry

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Lay Ministry”.

Top 1 Best Lay Ministry Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Lay Ministry that were part of this year’s ranking, Meadville Lombard Theological School landed the #1 spot on the list. Meadville Lombard Theological School is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 ’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.

Meadville Lombard Theological School also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 83 students enrolled at Meadville Lombard Theological School, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,316. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Meadville Lombard Theological School]](/colleges/meadville-lombard-theological-school/student-life/veterans/)

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