2023 Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maryland
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Ranked Colleges
21
Degrees Awarded
$33,400
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Divinity Studies for a Master’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 Maryland, there were 21 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the divinity/ministry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 Maryland for Divinity Studies for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Divinity Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree vets studying divinity studies.
Top 1 Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maryland
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount St Mary’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Divinity Studies for a Master’s list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It awarded 21 masters’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The Mount also took the #1 spot in our “Best Divinity/Ministry Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking.Of the 2,560 students enrolled at Mount St Mary’s University, 3 were 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 $8,851. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mount St Mary’s University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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