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 Community Health and Preventive Medicine for a Doctorate list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 3 doctorate’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying community health and preventive medicine list, UMCP has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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