2023 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic 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. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Relgious Ed for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 139 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Relgious Ed for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Relgious Ed for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying relgious ed.
Top 2 Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Relgious Ed for a Master’s. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 24 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
HUC - JIR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 335 students enrolled at HUC - JIR, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,486. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at HUC - JIR]](/colleges/hebrew-union-college-jewish-institute-of-religion/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Relgious Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Princeton Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Princeton Seminary also made our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 350 students enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,919. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Princeton Theological Seminary]](/colleges/princeton-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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