2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Doctorate

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Cornell University
Ithaca, 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, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for 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. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Doctorate. Columbia 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Columbia University in the City of New York supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. In addition to receiving other benefits, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 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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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, 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, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 2 doctorate’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 382 of the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University at Buffalo offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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