2023 Best English Literature (Other) Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Other English for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
English Literature (Other) is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 942 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, English literature (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,536 and had an average of $24,069 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 34 English literature (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,224 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English literature (other) programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the English literature (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank English Literature (Other) Schools
The other english school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Other English for a Master’s”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Other English for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree vets studying other english.
Top 1 Best English Literature (Other) Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Other English for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 masters’s other English degrees in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Literature (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. During this same period, 36 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Carnegie Mellon]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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