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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Economics for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Economics for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Economics for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Economics is the 19th most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,736 and had an average of $22,046 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 1,617 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,790 and $21,334 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Economics for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality economics programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the economics 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 Maryland for Economics for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Economics for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maryland

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Economics for a Master’s list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 58 masters’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMCP does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maryland - College Park]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 292 masters’s economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking.Of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Johns Hopkins University]](/colleges/johns-hopkins-university/student-life/veterans/)

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