2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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 Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,520 and had an average of $27,642 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 20,157 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,633 and $24,797 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,116 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate”.
Top 22 Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 22 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 69 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Empire also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 10,724 students enrolled at SUNY Empire State College, 279 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,680. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Empire]](/colleges/suny-empire-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
HACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Harrisburg Area Community College supports 15,376 students, and 624 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 367 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,537. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Harrisburg Area Community College]](/colleges/harrisburg-area-community-college-harrisburg/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 22 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Borough of Manhattan Community College is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
BMCC also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Borough of Manhattan Community College supports 22,496 students, and 445 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 345 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,303. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 64 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 10,161 students enrolled at Monroe Community College, 301 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,794. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Monroe Community College]](/colleges/monroe-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate. Delaware Tech is a fairly large school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 138 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Delaware Tech also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry supports 12,955 students, and 203 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 140 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,025. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Delaware Tech]](/colleges/delaware-technical-community-college-terry/student-life/veterans/)
Camden County College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate list. Camden County College is located in Blackwood, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Camden County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 8,122 students enrolled at Camden County College, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,900. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Camden County College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Touro College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 25 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Touro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 11,699 students enrolled at Touro were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,456. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Touro does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full Touro Veteran Student Life Report
New York City College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
City Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 192 of the 15,513 students enrolled at New York City College of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 124 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,849. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. New York City College of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full City Tech Veteran Student Life Report
Bryant & Stratton College - Online did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Orchard Park, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 5,594 students enrolled at Bryant & Stratton College - Online, 240 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 155 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,233. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Online Veteran Student Life Report
Passaic County Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking. PCCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Paterson, New Jersey. It awarded 22 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
PCCC also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 5,549 students enrolled at PCCC, 47 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,658. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Passaic County Community College Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #11, Medgar Evers College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate list. Medgar Evers College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Medgar did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Medgar supports 5,237 students, and 56 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,818. 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.
Full Medgar Evers College Veteran Student Life Report
Nassau Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 37 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 13,864 students enrolled at Nassau Community College, 217 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 141 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,692. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Nassau Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Community College of Philadelphia ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 51 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Philadelphia also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 291 of the 13,672 students enrolled at Community College of Philadelphia were GI Bill® students, of which 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,118. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Orange County Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking. Located in Middletown, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Orange, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 5,862 students enrolled at SUNY Orange, 153 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 86 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Orange offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Orange County Community College]](/colleges/orange-county-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Onondaga Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCC, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 8,545 students enrolled at Onondaga Community College, 180 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,427. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Onondaga Community College]](/colleges/onondaga-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Dutchess Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
DCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 8,034 students enrolled at Dutchess Community College, 90 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,344. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dutchess Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DCC]](/colleges/dutchess-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Harcum College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 66 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Harcum College also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #15.According to our most recent data, Harcum College supports 1,150 students, and 19 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,170. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Jamestown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Jamestown, New York, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Jamestown Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 3,430 students enrolled at Jamestown Community College, 23 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,018. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Jamestown Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Mohawk Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Mohawk Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 39 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MVCC, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 5,704 students enrolled at Mohawk Valley Community College, 132 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,632. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Metropolitan College of New York landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking. MCNY is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 22 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
MCNY also took the #13 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 115 of the 856 students enrolled at Metropolitan College of New York were GI Bill® students, of which 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,790. During this same period, 33 students qualified for 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%.
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With a ranking of #21, Bronx Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate list. BCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 58 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
BCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 8,370 students enrolled at BCC, 136 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 140 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,445. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Bronx Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Hudson Valley Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Public Administration & Social Service for an Associate ranking. HVCC is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at HVCC, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, HVCC supports 8,933 students, and 261 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 135 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,179. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at HVCC]](/colleges/hudson-valley-community-college/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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