You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Learning Sciences for a Master’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s learning sciences students in 2020-2021.
The American University also made our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, The American University supports 14,001 students, and 613 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. To help with additional expenses, 206 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The American University]](/colleges/american-university/student-life/veterans/)