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2023 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$37,007 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Ed for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s” ranking.

Religious Education is the 216th most popular major in the country with 1,417 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,694 and had an average of $27,203 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 281 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,488 and $25,578 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in religious education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious education 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 religious education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying religious ed.

Top 5 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.

Regent also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 1,414 of the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Regent University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Erskine College
Due West, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erskine College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s list. Erskine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Due West, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying religious ed list, Erskine has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 943 students enrolled at Erskine, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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Union Presbyterian Seminary
Richmond, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union Presbyterian Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Union Presbyterian, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 169 students enrolled at Union Presbyterian Seminary were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,243. To help with additional expenses, 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%. 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.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 2 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Emory also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Emory University supports 13,997 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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