2023 Best Central & Eastern European Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Central & Eastern European Studies” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Central & Eastern European Studies is the 1041st most popular major in the country with 77 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 24 Central and Eastern European studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Central & Eastern European Studies” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Central and Eastern European studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Central and Eastern European studies 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 Central and Eastern European studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Central & Eastern European Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Central & Eastern European Studies”.

Top 2 Best Central & Eastern European Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

10 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$30,300 Average GI Bill® Award

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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Central & Eastern European Studies. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region vets studying central & eastern european studies list, Georgetown has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown University, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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]](/colleges/georgetown-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Colgate University
Hamilton, New York

16 GI Bill® Students**

$27,325 Average GI Bill® Award

$76,267 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Central & Eastern European Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Colgate University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hamilton, New York, and it awarded 3 ’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region vets studying central & eastern european studies list, Colgate has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colgate University supports 3,054 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,325. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 94%, 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 Colgate]](/colleges/colgate-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Central & Eastern European Studies Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.