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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts

3 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 145 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,147 and $24,861 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The liberal arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts”.

Top 3 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 94%.

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts. University of the District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 56 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 3,725 students enrolled at University of the District of Columbia, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,081. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of the District of Columbia offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Liberal Arts that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Trinity College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 1,846 students enrolled at Trinity College, 27 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,987. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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