2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education
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Ranked Colleges
931
Degrees Awarded
$34,300
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 931 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,015 and $25,250 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education”.
Top 4 Best Education Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 409 degrees to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
GWU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at George Washington University]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 190 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The American University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 14,001 students enrolled at The American University, 613 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. On top of their other funding sources, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American University]](/colleges/american-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 28 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our district of columbia vets studying education list, Howard has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard University, 342 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,339. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Howard]](/colleges/howard-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 69 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Trinity College supports 1,846 students, and 27 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,987. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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