2023 Best Youth Ministry Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
19
Degrees Awarded
$29,400
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Youth Ministry” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 434 people earned their degree in youth ministry, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 19 youth ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 Rocky Mountains Region for Youth Ministry” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Youth Ministry
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Youth Ministry”.
Top 1 Best Youth Ministry Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Youth Ministry list. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 11 ’s youth ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
CCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, CCU supports 7,839 students, and 574 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 446 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,761. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado Christian University]](/colleges/colorado-christian-university/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.