2023 Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
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Ranked Colleges
54
Degrees Awarded
$24,267
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 301st most popular major in the country with 285 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,895 and had an average of $22,356 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 55 other philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,267 and $19,500 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.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other philosophy and religious studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other philosophy and religious studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree vets studying other philosophy & religious studies.
Top 1 Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Bachelor’s list. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
JMU also made our “Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 842 of the 21,594 students enrolled at James Madison University were GI Bill® students, of which 464 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,824. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at JMU]](/colleges/james-madison-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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