2023 Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,648 people earned their degree in accounting and finance, making the major the 289th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 557 accounting and finance 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 Finance for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting and finance programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s”.
Top 8 Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s. Located in Adelphi, Maryland, this large public school awarded 97 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting and finance students in 2020-2021.
UMGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 58,526 students enrolled at UMGC, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $913. On top of their other funding sources, 4 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maryland Global Campus]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-university-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rider, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 4,636 students enrolled at Rider University, 64 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,686. To help with additional expenses, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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%.
Full Rider University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry College of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting and finance degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan supports 1,213 students, and 724 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 626 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,552. To help with additional expenses, 84 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan]](/colleges/devry-college-of-new-york/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Maryland. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s. Located in Suitland, Maryland, this small private for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting and finance students in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Maryland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 40 of the 2,760 students enrolled at Strayer University - Maryland were GI Bill® students, of which 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,559. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Strayer University - Maryland Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying accounting and finance list, DeVry University - Pennsylvania has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 115 students enrolled at DeVry University - Pennsylvania were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,005. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DeVry University - Pennsylvania]](/colleges/devry-university-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
Strayer University - Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Trevose, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - Pennsylvania, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 2,190 students enrolled at Strayer University - Pennsylvania were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,822. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Strayer University - Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report
Strayer University - Delaware came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s ranking. Strayer University - Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying accounting and finance list, Strayer University - Delaware has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 394 students enrolled at Strayer University - Delaware were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,018. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Strayer University - Delaware]](/colleges/strayer-university-delaware/student-life/veterans/)
Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s ranking. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 745 students enrolled at Strayer University - District of Columbia, 96 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,334. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Strayer University - District of Columbia offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Strayer University - District of Columbia Veteran Student Life Report
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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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