2023 Best Lay Ministry Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
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Ranked Colleges
62
Degrees Awarded
$24,600
Avg Cost*
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 Virginia for Lay Ministry” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Lay Ministry is the 630th most popular major in the country with 504 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 62 lay ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Lay Ministry” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in lay ministry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality lay ministry programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the lay ministry program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The lay ministry 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 Virginia for Lay Ministry”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Lay Ministry
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Lay Ministry”.
Top 2 Best Lay Ministry Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Lay Ministry that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 16 ’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Liberty University supports 93,349 students, and 13,282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Lay Ministry. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified ’s lay ministry students in 2020-2021.
Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent University, 1,414 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,203. During this same period, 42 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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