2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Comparative Literature
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,500
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Comparative Literature” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,539 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, linguistics and comparative literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,017 and had an average of $21,130 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 256 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,887 and $26,229 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Comparative Literature” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in linguistics and comparative literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great linguistics and comparative literature programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the linguistics and comparative literature 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 Pennsylvania for Comparative Literature
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania vets studying comparative literature.
Top 2 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Comparative Literature that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 64 ’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt, 509 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pitt 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Comparative Literature list. This medium-sized school is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 27 ’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bloomsburg, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Bloomsburg supports 8,427 students, and 244 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 101 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,761. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bloomsburg does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/bloomsburg-university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
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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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