2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Youth Ministry for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
7
Degrees Awarded
$32,400
Avg Cost*
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 California for Youth Ministry for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Youth Ministry is the 616th most popular major in the country with 434 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 7 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent youth ministry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the youth ministry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The youth 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 California for Youth Ministry for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Youth Ministry for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Youth Ministry for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Youth Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Youth Ministry for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hope International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fullerton, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s youth ministry degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hope, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Youth Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, Hope supports 1,201 students, and 22 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,704. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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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.