Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Other Fine Arts & Art Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking.Of the 13,497 students enrolled at UMBC, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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