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2023 Best History Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

3 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$39,634 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for History for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for History for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,467 and had an average of $23,587 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 258 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,104 and $21,132 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for History for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for History for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree vets studying history.

Top 3 Best History Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for History for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 17 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $30,300. To help with additional expenses, 1 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 94%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgetown]](/colleges/georgetown-university/student-life/veterans/)

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for History for a Master’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree vets studying history list, GWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.According to our most recent data, GWU supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at George Washington University]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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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 #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for History for a Master’s list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 17 masters’s history degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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