Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Speech Communication for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 8 doctorate’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Maryland - College Park supports 40,709 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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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