2023 Best Labor Studies Colleges for Veterans in New York

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New York for Labor Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Labor Studies is the 938th most popular major in the country with 171 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New York, there were 59 labor studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Labor Studies” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in labor studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great labor studies 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 labor studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Labor Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Labor Studies”.

Top 2 Best Labor Studies Colleges for Veterans in New York

1

SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, New York

279 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,680 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Labor Studies list. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s labor studies students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Empire, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 10,724 students enrolled at SUNY Empire, 279 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,680. 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.

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 SUNY Empire State College Veteran Student Life Report

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

49 GI Bill® Students**

$4,335 Average GI Bill® Award

$58,746 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Labor Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 46 ’s labor studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The Graduate Center did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 9,300 students enrolled at The Graduate Center, 49 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,335. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY]](/colleges/cuny-graduate-school-and-university-center/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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy.