2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations for an Associate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations for an Associate” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 3,440 people earned their degree in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations, making the major the 235th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,296 general sales, distribution, and marketing operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 general sales, distribution, and marketing operations 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 General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general sales, distribution, and marketing operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general sales, distribution, and marketing operations programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general sales, distribution, and marketing operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general sales, distribution, and marketing operations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations for an Associate”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying general sales, distribution, and marketing operations.

Top 2 Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

624 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$3,537 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations for an Associate list. Harrisburg Area Community College is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 associates’s general sales, distribution, and marketing operations degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HACC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 624 of the 15,376 students enrolled at Harrisburg Area Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,537. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full HACC Veteran Student Life Report

2

SUNY Broome
Binghamton, New York

101 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$4,064 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Broome. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations for an Associate. SUNY Broome is a small public school situated in Binghamton, New York. It awarded 8 associates’s general sales, distribution, and marketing operations degrees in 2020-2021.

SUNY Broome also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 101 of the 5,386 students enrolled at SUNY Broome were GI Bill® students, of which 55 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,064. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Broome offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full SUNY Broome Veteran Student Life Report

• Best General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans

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 Nick Nijhuis.