2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education 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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 737 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,666 and $24,829 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s”.
Top 18 Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.
Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Syracuse supports 21,322 students, and 385 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 250 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,840. To help with additional expenses, 217 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 Syracuse]](/colleges/syracuse-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. During this same period, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 4 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Drexel also took the #11 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel University, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Drexel University]](/colleges/drexel-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,793. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Johns Hopkins Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, Stevenson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. Stevenson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stevenson, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stevenson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 3,492 students enrolled at Stevenson, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,525. To help with additional expenses, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stevenson University]](/colleges/stevenson-university/student-life/veterans/)
George Washington University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Wilkes University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. Wilkes University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It awarded 24 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Wilkes not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Wilkes supports 4,781 students, and 81 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 42 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,000. To help with additional expenses, 20 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wilkes does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Wilkes Veteran Student Life Report
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
LECOM also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 4,336 students enrolled at LECOM, 20 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,838. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UD supports 23,613 students, and 364 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 188 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,229. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full UD Veteran Student Life Report
Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Mahwah, New Jersey, and it awarded 29 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying other education list, Ramapo College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 77 of the 6,042 students enrolled at Ramapo College of New Jersey were GI Bill® students, of which 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,051. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ramapo College of New Jersey]](/colleges/ramapo-college-of-new-jersey/student-life/veterans/)
Felician University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. Felician University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lodi, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Felician, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 42 of the 2,556 students enrolled at Felician University were GI Bill® students, of which 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,644. 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.
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Touro College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Touro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 11,699 students enrolled at Touro College were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,456. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Touro Veteran Student Life Report
Eastern University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. EU is a small school located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania that handed out 29 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
EU also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #16.Our most recent data shows that 59 of the 3,504 students enrolled at Eastern University were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,592. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Coppin State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. Coppin is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Coppin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 45 of the 2,348 students enrolled at Coppin were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,001. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #16, College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Morristown, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
CSE also took the #19 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 1,272 students enrolled at College of Saint Elizabeth, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,617. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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LIU Post ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.
LIU Post also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9.According to our most recent data, LIU Post supports 15,066 students, and 53 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,023. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. LIU Post offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at LIU Post]](/colleges/long-island-university-c-w-post-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Lehigh University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.
Lehigh also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 7,067 students enrolled at Lehigh University, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,051. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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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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