2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 137 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 40,709 students enrolled at UMCP, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMCP]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s. Georgetown is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 11 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown offers 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Georgetown Veteran Student Life Report

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel 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 88%.

Full Drexel Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. UMBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 214 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UMBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 13,497 students enrolled at University of Maryland - Baltimore County, 53 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%.

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Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, New Jersey

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the #5 spot on the list. TESU is located in Trenton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

TESU also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 10,495 students enrolled at TESU, 1,326 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,040 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,949. On top of their other funding sources, 548 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at TESU]](/colleges/thomas-edison-state-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, New Jersey

With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - Camden did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. Rutgers University - Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies list, Rutgers Camden has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 7,076 students enrolled at Rutgers Camden, 237 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 121 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,118. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Rutgers Camden Veteran Student Life Report