2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 4 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Maryland - College Park supports 40,709 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. To help with additional expenses, 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UMCP Veteran Student Life Report

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 1 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers New Brunswick, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 93%. 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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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s classical languages degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. 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.

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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 #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 18 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia also made our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 11,032 students enrolled at Villanova University, 997 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 824 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,584. During this same period, 41 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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

Full Villanova Veteran Student Life Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University at Buffalo supports 32,347 students, and 382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 195 are 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 does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. 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