2023 Best Other Public Administration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Public Admin for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Public Administration is the 279th most popular major in the country with 588 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,889 and had an average of $22,079 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 158 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,880 and $25,738 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 other public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other public administration programs and a strong support system for 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 other public administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The other public admin 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Public Admin for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Public Admin for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying other public admin.
Top 1 Best Other Public Administration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Public Admin for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan College of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Metropolitan College of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s other public admin degrees to qualified students.
MCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Public Administration Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, MCNY supports 856 students, and 115 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 97 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,790. In addition to receiving other benefits, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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