2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education for a Master’s

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Education of the Deaf is the 790th most popular major in the country with 363 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 53 education of the deaf graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in education of the deaf. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education of the deaf 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 education of the deaf program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Education of the Deaf Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland

59 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$16,496 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education for a Master’s list. McDaniel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westminster, Maryland. It awarded 11 masters’s deaf education degrees in 2020-2021.

McDaniel also took the #2 spot in our “Best Education of the Deaf Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, McDaniel supports 2,931 students, and 59 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,496. To help with additional expenses, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. McDaniel does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full McDaniel College Veteran Student Life Report

2

Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, New York

30 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$19,966 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #2 spot on the list. Teachers College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Teachers College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Education of the Deaf Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Teachers College at Columbia University supports 4,547 students, and 30 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,966. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Teachers College at Columbia University]](/colleges/teachers-college-at-columbia-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Education of the Deaf Master’s 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.

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