2023 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States 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. 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 Plains States Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,417 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 216th most popular in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 133 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $30,063 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.
Bethel University Minnesota not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 3,814 students enrolled at Bethel University Minnesota, 116 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,703. During this same period, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Crown College landed the #2 spot on the list. Crown College is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
Crown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Crown supports 1,485 students, and 38 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 26 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,270. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Crown offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 4 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
MBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 3,432 students enrolled at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 90 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,077. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nazarene Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religious Ed for a Master’s. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 7 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nazarene Theological Seminary, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Nazarene Theological Seminary supports 160 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,012. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Nazarene Theological Seminary]](/colleges/nazarene-theological-seminary/student-life/veterans/)
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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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