2023 Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,626 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,626 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,330 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religion/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 religion/religious studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying religion.
Top 13 Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNC Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 698 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
UF also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida, 1 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UF Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State University were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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 95%, 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%.
Full Florida State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia - Main Campus, 3 were 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 Virginia]](/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Duke University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s ranking. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Duke also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Duke Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 26 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte also took the #7 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,476 of the 30,146 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Charlotte were GI Bill® students, of which 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,691. During this same period, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina at Charlotte does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #8, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. VCU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU, 1,079 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds 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 91%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida International University]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
Georgia State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Georgia State also took the #11 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State were GI Bill® students, of which 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,934. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Georgia State Veteran Student Life Report
Saint Leo University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saint Leo, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
St. Leo University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 9,832 students enrolled at Saint Leo University, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,916. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Leo University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full St. Leo University Veteran Student Life Report
Gardner - Webb University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s ranking. Gardner - Webb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Gardner - Webb not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 3,536 students enrolled at Gardner - Webb University, 138 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,551. During this same period, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, Carson - Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Religion for a Bachelor’s list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 12 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carson - Newman, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Carson - Newman University supports 2,911 students, and 98 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 60 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,328. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Carson - Newman]](/colleges/carson-newman-college/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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