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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Theology for a Master’s

2 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$47,100 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Theology for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Theology for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 180 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,100 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Theology for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theological and ministerial studies. 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.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Theology for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Theology for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Theology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 46 masters’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.

CUA also made our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Catholic University of America supports 5,366 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,878. On top of their other funding sources, 53 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Catholic University of America Veteran Student Life Report

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Theology for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 19 masters’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.

Howard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Among the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard University, 342 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,339. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Howard]](/colleges/howard-university/student-life/veterans/)

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