2023 Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$34,000
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Virginia for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 708th most popular major in the country with 285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 55 other philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 other philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other philosophy and religious studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other philosophy and religious studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s other philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Among the 21,594 students enrolled at James Madison University, 842 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 464 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,824. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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
- *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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