2023 Best Literature Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Literature for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s literature degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 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 $6,388. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Literature for a Master’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s literature degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, The American University supports 14,001 students, and 613 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. To help with additional expenses, 206 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full American University Veteran Student Life Report

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Hunter College
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Literature for a Master’s list. Hunter is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Hunter also took the #4 spot in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 24,052 students enrolled at Hunter College, 152 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,442. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full Hunter Veteran Student Life Report

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Literature for a Master’s. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s literature students in 2020-2021.

The Graduate Center also made our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.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. On top of their other funding sources, 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full The Graduate Center Veteran Student Life Report