2023 Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$19,200
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Southeast Region for Relgious Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,417 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 358th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 281 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 113 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Relgious Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Relgious Ed for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Relgious Ed for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Relgious Ed for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
CIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Columbia International University supports 2,098 students, and 86 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 50 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,392. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia International University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Southeast Region for Relgious Ed for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The Baptist College of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. BCF is located in Graceville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
BCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 418 students enrolled at The Baptist College of Florida, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,694. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at BCF]](/colleges/the-baptist-college-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Relgious Ed for a Bachelor’s list. Trinity International University - Florida is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
Trinity International University - Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 172 students enrolled at Trinity International University - Florida, 14 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,737. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Relgious Ed for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying relgious ed list, Lee University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lee University supports 5,204 students, and 121 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 71 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,028. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lee University]](/colleges/lee-university/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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