2023 Best Missionary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Missionary Studies for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Missionary Studies is the 244th most popular major in the country with 1,220 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, missionary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,058 and had an average of $17,016 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 51 missionary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,440 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Missionary Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in missionary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent missionary 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 missionary studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The missionary studies 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 Southwest Region for Missionary Studies for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Missionary Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying missionary studies.
Top 4 Best Missionary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Missionary Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #1 spot on the list. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ORU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Missionary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, ORU supports 4,317 students, and 135 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 76 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,157. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Missionary Studies for a Master’s list. Dallas Baptist University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s missionary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
DBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Missionary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 4,247 students enrolled at Dallas Baptist University, 200 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,924. To help with additional expenses, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dallas Baptist University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Missionary Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Theological Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s missionary studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
DTS Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Missionary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 25 of the 2,447 students enrolled at Dallas Theological Seminary were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,919. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DTS Dallas]](/colleges/dallas-theological-seminary/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Missionary Studies for a Master’s list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s missionary studies degrees to qualified students.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Missionary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,820. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southwestern Assemblies of God University]](/colleges/southwestern-assemblies-of-god-university/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.