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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s

8 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor's

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 Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Religious/Sacred Music is the 603rd most popular major in the country with 473 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 67 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in religious/sacred music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious/sacred music programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the religious/sacred music program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying religious music.

Top 8 Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 7 bachelors’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.

IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 3,108 students enrolled at Indiana Wesleyan University, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,305. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the #2 spot on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Olivet Nazarene, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Olivet Nazarene supports 3,764 students, and 57 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 35 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,334. To help with additional expenses, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full Olivet Nazarene Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #3 spot on the list. Mequon, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Wisconsin also took the #6 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 5,492 students enrolled at Concordia University, Wisconsin, 143 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,821. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Concordia University, Wisconsin]](/colleges/concordia-university-wisconsin/student-life/veterans/)

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Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Spring Arbor is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

Spring Arbor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Spring Arbor supports 3,118 students, and 87 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,673. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s. Ohio Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Circleville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

OCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 121 of the 2,186 students enrolled at Ohio Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,824. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio Christian University]](/colleges/ohio-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, Illinois

Moody Bible Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Moody Bible Institute is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s religious music degrees to qualified students.

Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School also made our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 2,870 students enrolled at Moody Bible Institute, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $125. During this same period, 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%.

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Concordia University, Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s ranking. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Ann Arbor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Concordia University, Ann Arbor supports 1,165 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 12 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,534. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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With a ranking of #8, Lincoln Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s list. Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a small school located in Lincoln, Illinois that handed out 6 bachelors’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 581 students enrolled at Lincoln Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,761. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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