2023 Best Bible/Biblical Studies Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Degrees Awarded
$24,900
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible Studies” ranking.
Bible/Biblical Studies is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 4,119 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 96 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible Studies” ranking, we looked at 2 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Bible/Biblical studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible Studies
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible Studies”.
Top 2 Best Bible/Biblical Studies Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible Studies list. Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary is located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gordon - Conwell Seminary, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary supports 1,489 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,506. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Gordon - Conwell Seminary Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Northpoint Bible College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northpoint Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region vets studying bible studies list, Northpoint Bible College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 294 students enrolled at Northpoint Bible College, 14 were 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 $5,716. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northpoint Bible College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northpoint Bible College]](/colleges/northpoint-bible-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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