2023 Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Social Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Social Sciences is the 263rd most popular major in the country with 2,414 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 932 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Social Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other social sciences 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 other social sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Social Sciences for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying other social sciences.
Top 2 Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Social Sciences for a Doctorate. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Cornell also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 2 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cornell]](/colleges/cornell-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Social Sciences for a Doctorate list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other social sciences degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers Newark, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 13,231 students enrolled at Rutgers University - Newark, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $29,673. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rutgers University - Newark]](/colleges/rutgers-university-newark/student-life/veterans/)
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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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