2023 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Theology & Religious Vocations is the 26th most popular major in the country with 27,459 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,020 and had an average of $26,322 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,132 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,826 and $24,382 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology and religious vocations programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology and religious vocations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree vets studying theology & religious vocations.
Top 2 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 170 of the 14,934 students enrolled at Boston College were GI Bill® students, of which 100 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,142. During this same period, 64 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Theology & Religious Vocations for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree vets studying theology & religious vocations list, Gordon - Conwell Seminary has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 6 of the 1,489 students enrolled at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,506. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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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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