2023 Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Theology for a Doctorate” ranking.

Theology is the 127th most popular major in the country with 6,253 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 917 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Drew University
Madison, New Jersey

8 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$10,728 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drew University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Doctorate. Drew University is located in Madison, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 doctorate’s theology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drew, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Drew University supports 2,229 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,728. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, New Jersey

5 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$7,919 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Princeton Seminary is located in Princeton, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s theology degrees to qualified students.

Princeton Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 350 students enrolled at Princeton Seminary were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,919. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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.

Full Princeton Seminary 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

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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