2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, 117 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 $18,422. During this same period, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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%.

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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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Vestal, New York, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 102 of the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University were GI Bill® students, of which 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,948. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Binghamton University]](/colleges/suny-at-binghamton/student-life/veterans/)

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Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Farmingdale, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied economics students in 2020-2021.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Farmingdale State College supports 10,018 students, and 250 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 174 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,431. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Farmingdale State College 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 SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Veteran Student Life Report

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Ursinus College
Collegeville, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ursinus College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s list. Ursinus is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.

Ursinus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ursinus College supports 1,493 students, and 14 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,542. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Ursinus Veteran Student Life Report