2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Fordham U also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Fordham University supports 16,364 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UPenn also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. To help with additional expenses, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Full University of Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #6 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rutgers University - New Brunswick supports 50,411 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Veteran Student Life Report

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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at New York 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. During this same period, 1 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Full New York University Veteran Student Life Report

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 17,688 students enrolled at University at Albany, 260 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,220. To help with additional expenses, 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%.

Full UAlbany Veteran Student Life Report

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

With a ranking of #6, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Philosophy & Religious Studies for a Doctorate 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 philosophy and religious studies degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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