2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religion for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religion for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,470 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,289 and had an average of $24,431 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 580 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,601 and $29,506 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religion for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religion for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree vets studying religion.
Top 3 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religion for a Master’s list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full UIUC Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Notre Dame did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Notre Dame supports 12,809 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 20 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,670. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Full Notre Dame Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religion for a Master’s list. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
TIU Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 1,454 students enrolled at TIU Illinois, 14 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,061. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Trinity International University - Illinois]](/colleges/trinity-international-university-illinois/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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