2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Music
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$34,400
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southwest Region for Religious Music” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 473 people earned their degree in religious/sacred music, making the major the 603rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 43 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Music” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in religious/sacred music. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious/sacred music programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 Southwest Region for Religious Music
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Music”.
Top 3 Best Religious/Sacred Music Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Music that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s religious music students in 2020-2021.
ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 4,317 students enrolled at Oral Roberts University, 135 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,157. 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.
Full ORU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Music list. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
DBU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 4,247 students enrolled at Dallas Baptist University, 200 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,924. During this same period, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full DBU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Religious Music. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 8 ’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region vets studying religious music list, Baylor has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 876 of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor were GI Bill® students, of which 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,744. To help with additional expenses, 263 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national 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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