2023 Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Doctorate list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 2 doctorate’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Cornell also made our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Cornell supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia, 739 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. On top of their other funding sources, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Doctorate list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,050. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full University at Buffalo Veteran Student Life Report