2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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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 Plains States Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Lay Ministry is the 630th most popular major in the country with 504 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 56 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in lay ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality lay ministry programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the lay ministry 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 Plains States Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying lay ministry.
Top 2 Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethel University Minnesota also took the #1 spot in our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 116 of the 3,814 students enrolled at Bethel University Minnesota were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,703. During this same period, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Lay Ministry for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan Christian College landed the #2 spot on the list. MCC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 170 students enrolled at Manhattan Christian College, 19 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,759. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MCC]](/colleges/manhattan-christian-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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