Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Political Economy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 8 masters’s political economy degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Economy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Georgetown supports 19,371 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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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