2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Urban Design for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Urban Design for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s urban design degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Urban Design for a Doctorate. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Urban Design for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s urban design degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General 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 were GI Bill® students, of which 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. During this same period, 328 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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