2023 Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Business/Management for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Accounting and Business/Management is the 374th most popular major in the country with 1,637 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 220 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Business/Management for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and business/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and business/management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 accounting and business/management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Business/Management for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Business/Management for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Business/Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #1 spot on the list. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying accounting and business/management list, Drexel has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel University, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Business/Management for a Master’s list. Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
Wilmington University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 14,769 students enrolled at Wilmington University, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,088. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Saint Mary College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Business/Management for a Master’s list. Mount Saint Mary College is a small school located in Newburgh, New York that handed out 11 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying accounting and business/management list, Mount Saint Mary has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 2,125 students enrolled at Mount Saint Mary, 65 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,882. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Excelsior College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Business/Management for a Master’s. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 10 masters’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2020-2021.
Excelsior College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting and Business/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 21,974 students enrolled at Excelsior College, 2,603 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2,449 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,255. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Excelsior College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Excelsior College]](/colleges/excelsior-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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