The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for a Master’s”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 masters’s other theological and ministerial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bethel University Minnesota, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Bethel University Minnesota supports 3,814 students, and 116 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,703. During this same period, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Covenant Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for a Master’s list. Covenant Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 10 masters’s other theological and ministerial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Covenant Seminary also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 593 students enrolled at Covenant Seminary, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,350. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wartburg Theological Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. Wartburg Theological Seminary is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s other theological and ministerial studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wartburg Seminary, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 203 students enrolled at Wartburg Theological Seminary were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,952. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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