2023 Best Religious Education Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$27,900
Avg Cost*
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 the Southwest Region for Religious Ed” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 466 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,606 and $31,934 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Ed” ranking looked at 3 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the religious education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Ed
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying religious ed.
Top 3 Best Religious Education Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Ed list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 400 ’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region vets studying religious ed list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,172 of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University were GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Grand Canyon University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Ed list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified ’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.
DBU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,247 students enrolled at DBU, 200 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,924. To help with additional expenses, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. DBU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DBU]](/colleges/dallas-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Ed list. DTS Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 28 ’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
DTS Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, DTS Dallas supports 2,447 students, and 25 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,919. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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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