2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Theology for a Master’s

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In 2020-2021, 15,832 people earned their degree in theological and ministerial studies, making the major the 63rd most popular in the United States. 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 South Carolina, there were 144 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,388 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Theology for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in theological and ministerial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theological and ministerial studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theological and ministerial studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Theology for a Master’s

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

Top 2 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in South Carolina

1

Columbia International University
Columbia, South Carolina

86 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$8,392 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Theology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia International University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 33 masters’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.

CIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, CIU supports 2,098 students, and 86 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 50 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,392. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full CIU Veteran Student Life Report

2

Erskine College
Due West, South Carolina

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$43,886 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Erskine College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Theology for a Master’s. Located in Due West, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s theology students in 2020-2021.

Erskine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking.Of the 943 students enrolled at Erskine College, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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

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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