2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Bible/Biblical Studies is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 4,119 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 480 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in Bible/Biblical studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Bible/Biblical 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 Bible/Biblical 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 Bible Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree vets studying bible studies.
Top 7 Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Winona Lake, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s Bible studies students in 2020-2021.
Grace College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 27 of the 1,901 students enrolled at Grace College were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,455. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ashland University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Ohio. It awarded 2 masters’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Ashland also took the #7 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 4,447 students enrolled at Ashland University, 105 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,554. 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 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%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Grace is located in Wyoming, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grace, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 1,052 students enrolled at Grace Christian University, 101 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,478. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornerstone University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s Bible studies students in 2020-2021.
Cornerstone also took the #4 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 1,917 students enrolled at Cornerstone, 61 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,056. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s list. Trinity International University - Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
TIU Illinois also took the #5 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 1,454 students enrolled at TIU Illinois, 14 were 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. TIU Illinois does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Moody Bible Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 70 masters’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School supports 2,870 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $125. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
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With a ranking of #7, Lincoln Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Bible Studies for a Master’s list. Lincoln Christian University is located in Lincoln, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary also took the #2 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 581 students enrolled at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,761. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%.
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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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