2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 915 people earned their degree in communications technology/technician, making the major the 607th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 95 communications technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 communications technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communications technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications technology/technician 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 communications technology/technician 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 Communications Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Communications Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s communications tech degrees in 2020-2021.
East Stroudsburg University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communications Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 155 of the 5,835 students enrolled at East Stroudsburg University were GI Bill® students, of which 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,861. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full East Stroudsburg University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications Technology/Technician for a Bachelor’s. York is a public institution located in Jamaica, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
York not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 71 of the 7,784 students enrolled at York were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,701. To help with additional expenses, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at York College]](/colleges/cuny-york-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.