2023 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
66
Degrees Awarded
$38,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religion for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 423 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,014 and $24,037 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 religious studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 Southwest Region for Religion for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religion for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religion for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religion for a Master’s. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Veteran Student Life Report
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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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