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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Applied Economics for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Applied Economics is the 534th most popular major in the country with 618 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 239 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Applied Economics for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in applied economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied economics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the applied economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying applied economics.

Top 2 Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

10 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Applied Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through 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 94%, 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 Georgetown]](/colleges/georgetown-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Buffalo State
Buffalo, New York

198 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Applied Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Buffalo State landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 8 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Buffalo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 198 of the 8,339 students enrolled at Buffalo State were GI Bill® students, of which 107 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,803. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Buffalo State Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree 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.

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