2023 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

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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 #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s. Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

Fordham U also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4.Among the 16,364 students enrolled at Fordham University, 1 are 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fordham University does offer 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Fordham University Veteran Student Life Report

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s. RPI is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 7,501 students enrolled at RPI, 104 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,164. To help with additional expenses, 59 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 freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at RPI]](/colleges/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute/student-life/veterans/)

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york bachelor’s degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 26,782 students enrolled at SUNY Stony Brook, 208 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,244. During this same period, 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 SUNY Stony Brook]](/colleges/stony-brook-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 154 students in 2020-2021.

Binghamton University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, Binghamton University supports 18,148 students, and 102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 46 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,948. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Binghamton University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 Binghamton University Veteran Student Life Report

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Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Culinary Institute of America landed the #5 spot on the list. Culinary Institute of America is located in Hyde Park, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Culinary Institute of America, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 3,231 students enrolled at The Culinary Institute of America, 51 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,102. During this same period, 26 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The Culinary Institute of America does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The Culinary Institute of America]](/colleges/culinary-institute-of-america/student-life/veterans/)

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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Vassar College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.

Vassar also made our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Vassar College supports 2,435 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,278. To help with additional expenses, 33 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 93%. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 Vassar College]](/colleges/vassar-college/student-life/veterans/)