2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Middle East Studies for a Bachelor’s

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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Middle East Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #1 spot on the list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 10 bachelors’s Middle East studies degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 were 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 $6,388. To help with additional expenses, 1 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Middle East Studies for a Bachelor’s. Fordham U is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s Middle East studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying middle east studies list, Fordham U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 16,364 students enrolled at Fordham U, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Fordham University]](/colleges/fordham-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Middle East Studies for a Bachelor’s. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Cornell]](/colleges/cornell-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Colgate University
Hamilton, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colgate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Middle East Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Hamilton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Middle East studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Colgate also took the #3 spot in our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 3,054 students enrolled at Colgate University were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,325. To help with additional expenses, 14 students received scholarships through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Colgate]](/colleges/colgate-university/student-life/veterans/)