2023 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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Ranked Colleges
35
Degrees Awarded
$34,400
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Pennsylvania for Religion for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 267 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,083 and $31,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Religion for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Pennsylvania for Religion for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree vets studying religion.
Top 2 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Religion for a Master’s list. University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree vets studying religion list, University of Scranton has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 116 of the 4,957 students enrolled at University of Scranton were GI Bill® students, of which 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,790. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Scranton]](/colleges/university-of-scranton/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Religion for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Cairn also made our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 23 of the 1,229 students enrolled at Cairn University were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,510. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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