2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$29,500
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 358 people earned their degree in political economy, making the major the 665th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 127 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political economy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political economy 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 political economy 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 Political Economy for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying political economy.
Top 2 Best Political Economy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s political economy degrees to qualified students.
Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Economy Bachelor’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 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Political Economy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Old Westbury landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this small public school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s political economy students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Old Westbury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Economy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 72 of the 5,007 students enrolled at SUNY Old Westbury were GI Bill® students, of which 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,437. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Old Westbury 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%.
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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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