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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Area Studies for a Doctorate

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Area Studies for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Area Studies for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Area Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,966 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, area studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,127 and had an average of $20,927 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 151 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,483 and $20,176 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent area studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Area Studies for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Area Studies for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree vets studying area studies.

Top 1 Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maryland

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Area Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 3 doctorate’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list.Of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Veteran Student Life Report

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