2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Bible for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southwest Region for Bible for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biblical Studies is the 146th most popular major in the country with 4,119 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 462 Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,192 and $29,875 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Bible for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in Biblical studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Biblical studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 Biblical studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Bible for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Bible for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying bible.

Top 2 Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Dallas Theological Seminary
Dallas, Texas

25 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$3,919 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Bible for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Dallas Theological Seminary is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 147 masters’s Bible degrees in 2020-2021.

DTS Dallas also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 2,447 students enrolled at Dallas Theological Seminary, 25 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,919. To help with additional expenses, 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 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full DTS Dallas Veteran Student Life Report

2

Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie, Texas

90 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$9,820 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Bible for a Master’s list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 1,985 students enrolled at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 90 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,820. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Southwestern Assemblies of God University]](/colleges/southwestern-assemblies-of-god-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Biblical Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.