2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Lay Ministry
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Ranked Colleges
17
Degrees Awarded
$22,700
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Indiana for Lay Ministry” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 504 people earned their degree in lay ministry, making the major the 630th most popular in the United States.
Across Indiana, there were 17 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 Indiana for Lay Ministry” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Lay Ministry
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Lay Ministry”.
Top 1 Best Lay Ministry Colleges for Veterans in Indiana
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College and Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Lay Ministry list. Grace College is located in Winona Lake, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s lay ministry degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grace College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 1,901 students enrolled at Grace College and Theological Seminary, 27 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,455. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grace College and Theological Seminary does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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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.