2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Finance for an Associate
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Finance for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 51,779 people earned their degree in finance, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 9,942 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Finance for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in finance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent finance programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the finance 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Finance for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying finance.
Top 2 Best Finance Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Finance for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying finance list, BMCC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Finance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, BMCC supports 22,496 students, and 445 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 345 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,303. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. BMCC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Borough of Manhattan Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Finance for an Associate list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s finance degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Essex also took the #1 spot in our “Best Finance Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 6,360 students enrolled at Essex County College, 101 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 55 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,652. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Essex County College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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