2023 Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
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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 New Jersey for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,364 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New Jersey, there were 168 econometrics and quantitative economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in econometrics and quantitative economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality econometrics and quantitative economics programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the econometrics and quantitative economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree vets studying econometrics and quantitative economics.
Top 3 Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 11 masters’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #2 spot in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Among the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers New Brunswick, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rutgers New Brunswick]](/colleges/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s list. Princeton University is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 27 masters’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Princeton, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Among the 7,853 students enrolled at Princeton, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,256. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Econometrics and Quantitative Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drew University landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Drew not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.According to our most recent data, Drew supports 2,229 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,728. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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