Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for United States Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #1 spot on the list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s United States studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Rutgers Newark also made our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1.Among the 13,231 students enrolled at Rutgers University - Newark, 3 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 $29,673. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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