2023 Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maryland
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Women’s Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Women’s Studies is the 259th most popular major in the country with 2,868 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Maryland, there were 46 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Women’s Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in women’s studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality women’s studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the women’s 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 Maryland for Women’s Studies for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland bachelor’s degree vets studying women’s studies.
Top 2 Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maryland
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Women’s Studies for a Bachelor’s list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP also made our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1.Among the 40,709 students enrolled at UMCP, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. During this same period, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Women’s Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #2 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMBC supports 13,497 students, and 53 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 30 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,027. 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 87%. 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%.
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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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