2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies is the 808th most popular major in the country with 251 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 23 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region vets studying pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies.

Top 2 Best Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1

Concordia University, Wisconsin
Mequon, Wisconsin

143 GI Bill® Students**

$5,821 Average GI Bill® Award

$48,626 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies list. Mequon, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Wisconsin, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 5,492 students enrolled at Concordia University, Wisconsin, 143 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,821. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Concordia University, Wisconsin 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Concordia University, Wisconsin]](/colleges/concordia-university-wisconsin/student-life/veterans/)

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Concordia University, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

21 GI Bill® Students**

$17,534 Average GI Bill® Award

$48,626 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 3 ’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Ann Arbor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 1,165 students enrolled at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,534. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Concordia University, Ann Arbor does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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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• Best Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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