2023 Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,238 people earned their degree in divinity/ministry, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 742 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in divinity/ministry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great divinity/ministry programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the divinity/ministry 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate”.
Top 4 Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate list. Lancaster Bible College is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Lancaster Bible College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 44 of the 2,038 students enrolled at Lancaster Bible College were GI Bill® students, of which 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,560. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lancaster Bible College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Lancaster Bible College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate list. Northeastern Seminary is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Northeastern Seminary also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 206 students enrolled at Northeastern Seminary, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,694. During this same period, 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.
Full Northeastern Seminary Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union Theological Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Union also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 226 students enrolled at Union were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,477. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Union Theological Seminary Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Missio Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. Missio Seminary is located in Hatfield, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying divinity studies list, Missio Seminary has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 223 students enrolled at Missio Seminary, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,133. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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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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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