2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for Finance
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Ranked Colleges
476
Degrees Awarded
$27,300
Avg Cost*
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 Delaware for Finance” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Finance & Financial Management is the 14th most popular major in the country with 57,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, finance and financial management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,475 and had an average of $24,463 in loans still to pay off.
Across Delaware, there were 476 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,357 and $24,935 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for Finance” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance and financial management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality finance and financial management programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the finance and financial management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for Finance
The colleges and universities below are the best for delaware vets studying finance.
Top 4 Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Veterans in Delaware
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for Finance list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s finance degrees to 298 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 364 of the 23,613 students enrolled at UD were GI Bill® students, of which 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,229. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 Delaware]](/colleges/university-of-delaware/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for Finance that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Dover, Delaware, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified ’s finance students in 2020-2021.
Del State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 4,739 students enrolled at Delaware State University, 152 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,378. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 Delaware State University]](/colleges/delaware-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for Finance list. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 75 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Wilmington University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” 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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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Delaware for Finance that were part of this year’s ranking, Goldey - Beacom College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wilmington, Delaware, and it awarded 92 ’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Goldey - Beacom College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 1,184 students enrolled at Goldey - Beacom College were GI Bill® students, of which 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,490. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Goldey - Beacom College]](/colleges/goldey-beacom-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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