2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Divinity Studies for an Associate
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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 Missouri for Divinity Studies for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Missouri, there were 466 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,899 and $23,654 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great divinity/ministry 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 divinity/ministry program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Missouri for Divinity Studies for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Divinity Studies for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Divinity Studies for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Missouri
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Divinity Studies for an Associate list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s divinity studies students in 2020-2021.
MBTS also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 90 of the 3,432 students enrolled at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary were GI Bill® students, of which 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,077. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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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