2023 Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for a Master’s” ranking.

Other Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 305th most popular major in the country with 1,925 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 169 other theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other theological and ministerial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other theological and ministerial studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other theological and ministerial studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying other theological & ministerial studies.

Top 2 Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

1

Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for a Master’s. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s other theological and ministerial studies students in 2020-2021.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale University]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary
South Hamilton, Massachusetts

6 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,506 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for a Master’s list. Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Gordon - Conwell Seminary also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 1,489 students enrolled at Gordon - Conwell Seminary, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,506. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree 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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