You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Geography and Environmental Studies list. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 15 ’s geography and environmental studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region vets studying geography and environmental studies list, UMBC has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMBC]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-baltimore-county/student-life/veterans/)