Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Geography and Environmental Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 15 bachelors’s geography and environmental studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying geography and environmental studies list, UMBC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geography and Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 13,497 students enrolled at University of Maryland - Baltimore County, 53 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,027. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.
Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Veteran Student Life Report