2023 Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
33
Degrees Awarded
$39,500
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 the Plains States Region for Religion for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Plains States region, there were 261 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religion for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religion for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religion for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Religion for a Master’s list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying religion list, UST MN has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UST MN supports 9,792 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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