2023 Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Ethnic Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other is the 402nd most popular major in the country with 2,142 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 145 other ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Ethnic Studies” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other ethnic studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other ethnic studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other ethnic studies 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 Other Ethnic Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Ethnic Studies”.

Top 3 Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York

195 GI Bill® Students**

$6,457 Average GI Bill® Award

$54,322 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Ethnic Studies list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other ethnic studies degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

Brooklyn College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 17,735 students enrolled at Brooklyn College, 195 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,457. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.

Full Brooklyn College Veteran Student Life Report

2

Hunter College
New York, New York

152 GI Bill® Students**

$5,442 Average GI Bill® Award

$55,713 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Ethnic Studies list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 ’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Hunter not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Hunter supports 24,052 students, and 152 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 97 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,442. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hunter offers 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 Hunter College Veteran Student Life Report

3

The City College of New York
New York, New York

125 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,172 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Ethnic Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. CCNY is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 21 ’s other ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.

CCNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, The City College of New York supports 15,227 students, and 125 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 64 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,172. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 CCNY]](/colleges/cuny-city-college/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other 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

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