2023 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 in the Rocky Mountains Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 27,459 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,020 and had an average of $26,322 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 456 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,161 and $43,034 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology and religious vocations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 Rocky Mountains Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

1

Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, Colorado

574 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$7,761 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Master’s list. CCU is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 47 masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.

CCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 7,839 students enrolled at CCU, 574 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,761. To help with additional expenses, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full CCU Veteran Student Life Report

2

Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, Idaho

80 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$10,130 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Master’s. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

NNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 80 of the 2,109 students enrolled at NNU were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,130. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NNU does offer 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%.

Full Northwest Nazarene University Veteran Student Life Report

3

Denver Seminary
Littleton, Colorado

3 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$7,845 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Master’s list. Located in Littleton, Colorado, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified masters’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.

Denver Seminary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, Denver Seminary supports 856 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,845. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Denver Seminary Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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