Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 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 located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list.According to our most recent data, UMCP 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. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMCP does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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