2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Philosophy for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$43,300
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 Philosophy for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,487 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States.
Across District of Columbia, there were 121 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the philosophy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Philosophy for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Philosophy for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Philosophy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 14 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
CUA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 5,366 students enrolled at Catholic University of America, 196 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,878. On top of their other funding sources, 53 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.
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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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