2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Creative Writing
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Ranked Colleges
131
Degrees Awarded
$34,900
Avg Cost*
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 Maryland for Creative Writing” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Creative Writing is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,817 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Maryland, there were 131 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Creative Writing” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in creative writing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great creative writing programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the creative writing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Creative Writing
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Creative Writing”.
Top 3 Best Creative Writing Colleges for Veterans in Maryland
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Creative Writing that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 ’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 97%. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Johns Hopkins University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Creative Writing list. University of Baltimore is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 16 ’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.
UB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 4,169 students enrolled at University of Baltimore, 173 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 90 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,002. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Baltimore offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Creative Writing that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Maryland landed the #3 spot on the list. Loyola University Maryland is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
Loyola Maryland also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 5,282 students enrolled at Loyola Maryland, 89 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,415. On top of their other funding sources, 43 students received scholarships through 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Loyola University Maryland]](/colleges/loyola-university-baltimore/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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