Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hood College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hood College is located in Frederick, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s environmental microbiology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hood, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 91 of the 2,042 students enrolled at Hood were GI Bill® students, of which 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,455. In addition to receiving other benefits, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hood does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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