2023 Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
37
Degrees Awarded
$17,500
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 778 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality divinity/ministry programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Divinity/Ministry Schools
The divinity studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying divinity studies.
Top 1 Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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 the Plains States Region for Divinity Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
MBTS also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 3,432 students enrolled at MBTS, 90 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,077. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MBTS 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]](/colleges/midwestern-baptist-theological-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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