2023 Best Theology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
26
Degrees Awarded
$30,500
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theology for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Theology is the 127th most popular major in the country with 6,253 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,007 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 theology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theology for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree vets studying theology.
Top 1 Best Theology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #1 spot on the list. Franciscan U is located in Steubenville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s theology degrees to qualified students.
Franciscan U also made our “Best Theology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 3,304 students enrolled at Franciscan University of Steubenville, 90 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,993. During this same period, 17 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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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
- *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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