2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$34,500
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Far Western US Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 613 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. 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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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Multnomah University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Multnomah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 29 of the 623 students enrolled at Multnomah University were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,799. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Multnomah University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Multnomah University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Master’s University and Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The Master’s University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 2,449 students enrolled at The Master’s University and Seminary, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The Master’s University]](/colleges/the-masters-college-and-seminary/student-life/veterans/)
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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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