2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General History for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General History for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 31,397 people earned their degree in general history, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,392 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general history 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 general history program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General History for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General History for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying general history.
Top 1 Best General History Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General History for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 2 associates’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Empire, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General History Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 10,724 students enrolled at SUNY Empire, 279 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,680. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Empire 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%.
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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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