2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Financial Planning for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Financial Planning for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,087 people earned their degree in financial planning and services, making the major the 430th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,184 financial planning and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Financial Planning for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in financial planning and services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great financial planning and services programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the financial planning and services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Financial Planning for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Financial Planning for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Financial Planning & Services 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 Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Financial Planning for a Master’s. Saint Joseph’s University is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Joe’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 110 of the 6,779 students enrolled at St. Joe’s were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,044. During this same period, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 St. Joe’s Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Financial Planning for a Master’s list. Pace University is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s financial planning degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying financial planning list, Pace University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 12,835 students enrolled at Pace University - New York, 11 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 $19,912. During this same period, 5 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%.
Full Pace University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Financial Planning for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #3 spot on the list. Marywood University is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s financial planning degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying financial planning list, Marywood has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Financial Planning & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 60 of the 2,613 students enrolled at Marywood were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,240. 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 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 Marywood 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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