2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theater for a Doctorate

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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 Theater for a Doctorate. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships 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 95%, 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%.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theater for a Doctorate list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Pitt also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Pitt supports 32,277 students, and 509 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 364 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pitt offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theater for a Doctorate. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Columbia also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 739 of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York were GI Bill® students, of which 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. In addition to receiving other benefits, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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%.

Full Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Theater for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #4 spot on the list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 49 of the 9,300 students enrolled at The Graduate Center, CUNY were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,335. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

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