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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for English for a Bachelor’s

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140 Degrees Awarded
$36,910 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for English for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for English for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General English Literature is the 24th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,881 and had an average of $23,769 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 185 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,911 and $22,333 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for English for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general English literature programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general English literature program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for English for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree vets studying english.

Top 3 Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for English for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown University were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $30,300. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgetown University]](/colleges/georgetown-university/student-life/veterans/)

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for English for a Bachelor’s. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for English for a Bachelor’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree vets studying english list, Howard has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard University, 342 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,339. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full Howard Veteran Student Life Report

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