2023 Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes 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. 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 Great Lakes Region for Religious Vocations for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the 228th most popular major in the country with 1,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,580 and had an average of $31,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 435 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,260 and $22,125 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations (other) 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 theology and religious vocations (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Vocations for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Vocations for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Vocations for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Vocations for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Concordia Theological Seminary is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
Concordia Theological Seminary also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 295 students enrolled at Concordia Theological Seminary, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,992. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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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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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