2023 Best Religious Education Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
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Ranked Colleges
63
Degrees Awarded
$26,800
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 Virginia for Religious Ed” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religious Education is the 216th most popular major in the country with 1,417 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,694 and had an average of $27,203 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 63 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,007 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Religious Ed” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 Virginia for Religious Ed” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Religious Ed
The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia vets studying religious ed.
Top 2 Best Religious Education Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Religious Ed list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 34 ’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were 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.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Religious Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Presbyterian Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Union Presbyterian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Union Presbyterian also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Union Presbyterian Seminary supports 169 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,243. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Union Presbyterian Seminary Veteran Student Life Report
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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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