2023 Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Applied Economics is the 534th most popular major in the country with 618 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 149 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 139 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied economics programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The applied economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new york bachelor’s degree vets studying applied economics.
Top 2 Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 112 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,948. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is located in Farmingdale, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.
SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 10,018 students enrolled at Farmingdale State College, 250 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,431. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Farmingdale State College does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale]](/colleges/farmingdale-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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