2023 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maryland

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Geology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

UMCP also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2.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. During this same period, 8 students qualified for 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UMCP Veteran Student Life Report

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Geology for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking.Of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full Johns Hopkins University Veteran Student Life Report

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Towson University
Towson, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Geology for a Bachelor’s. Towson University is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 13 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.

Towson also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #3.Among the 21,917 students enrolled at Towson University, 3 are 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 $3,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full Towson Veteran Student Life Report