2023 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$36,100
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Oregon for Theology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 15,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,590 and had an average of $26,272 in loans still to pay off.
Across Oregon, there were 211 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,683 and $26,835 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,095 and $25,983 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theological and ministerial studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the theological and ministerial studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools
The theology 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 Oregon for Theology for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theology for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theology for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Theology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Multnomah University landed the #1 spot on the list. Multnomah University is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 4 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
Multnomah University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.According to our most recent data, Multnomah University supports 623 students, and 29 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,799. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Multnomah 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Multnomah University]](/colleges/multnomah-university/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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