2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,925 people earned their degree in other theological and ministerial studies, making the major the 305th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other theological and ministerial studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other theological and ministerial studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies”.

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

1

Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

1 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$12,238 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other theological and ministerial studies degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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

2

Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary
South Hamilton, Massachusetts

6 GI Bill® Students**

$6,506 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Theological & Ministerial Studies. South Hamilton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other theological and ministerial studies degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.

Gordon - Conwell Seminary also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 6 of the 1,489 students enrolled at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,506. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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%. 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.

Full Gordon - Conwell Seminary Veteran Student Life Report

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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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