2023 Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$26,900
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 566 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified doctorate’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DTS Dallas, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Dallas Theological Seminary 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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 DTS Dallas]](/colleges/dallas-theological-seminary/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Hardin - Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Hardin - Simmons University supports 2,128 students, and 125 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 66 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,160. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Hardin - Simmons University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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