2023 Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
90
Degrees Awarded
$37,300
Avg Cost*
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 the Far Western US Region for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 285 people earned their degree in other philosophy and religious studies, making the major the 301st most popular in the United States. 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 the Far Western US region, there were 90 other philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,522 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies”.
Top 1 Best Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Philosophy & Religious Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in La Mirada, California, and it awarded 66 ’s other philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Biola also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 5,815 students enrolled at Biola University, 148 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 112 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,579. To help with additional expenses, 38 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Biola University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Biola]](/colleges/biola-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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