2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Theology for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Theology for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 6,253 people earned their degree in theology, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States.

Across Ohio, there were 293 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Theology for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in theology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Theology for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Theology for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Theology for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Theology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Ohio

1

Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, Ohio

90 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$13,993 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franciscan University of Steubenville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Theology for a Master’s list. Located in Steubenville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 83 degrees to qualified masters’s theology students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our ohio master’s degree vets studying theology list, Franciscan U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 90 of the 3,304 students enrolled at Franciscan University of Steubenville were GI Bill® students, of which 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,993. During this same period, 17 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full Franciscan University of Steubenville Veteran Student Life Report

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Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio

105 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Theology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ashland, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.

Ashland also made our “Best Theology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2.Among the 4,447 students enrolled at Ashland University, 105 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,554. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received funds through 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%.

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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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