2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 New England Region for Bible for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,119 people earned their degree in Biblical studies, making the major the 146th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, Biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,790 and had an average of $26,342 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 96 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,378 and $26,514 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in Biblical studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Biblical 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 Biblical studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible for a Master’s list. Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary is located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s Bible degrees to qualified students.
Gordon - Conwell Seminary also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Gordon - Conwell 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 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. 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 Northpoint Bible College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bible for a Master’s. Located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s Bible students in 2020-2021.
Northpoint Bible College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,716. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northpoint Bible College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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. 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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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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