2023 Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
126
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. 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 Southeast Region for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 285 people earned their degree in other philosophy and religious studies, making the major the 708th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 126 other philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other philosophy and religious studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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 the Southeast Region for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies”.
Top 1 Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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 the Southeast Region for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies. JMU is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 22 ’s other philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, James Madison University supports 21,594 students, and 842 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 464 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,824. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. James Madison University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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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