2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Bachelor’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 15,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,590 and had an average of $26,272 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,018 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,303 and $31,814 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 462 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theological and ministerial studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theological and ministerial studies 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 theological and ministerial studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying theology.

Top 3 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Mount St Mary's University
Emmitsburg, Maryland

3 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$8,851 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2020-2021.

The Mount not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 2,560 students enrolled at Mount St Mary’s University, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,851. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full The Mount Veteran Student Life Report

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Nyack College
Nyack, New York

4 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$2,508 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nyack College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Nyack, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2020-2021.

Nyack did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 2,063 students enrolled at Nyack were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,508. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Nyack College Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

17 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,901 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Valley Forge landed the #3 spot on the list. UVF is a small school located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.

UVF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 557 students enrolled at UVF, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,901. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVF offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Valley Forge]](/colleges/valley-forge-christian-college/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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