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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,336 people earned their degree in other design and applied arts, making the major the 370th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 353 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other design and applied arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other design and applied arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other design and applied arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying other design & applied arts.

Top 5 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 60 bachelors’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying other design & applied arts list, Drexel has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel University offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full Drexel Veteran Student Life Report

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The New School
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s list. The New School is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 52 bachelors’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.

New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 9,047 students enrolled at New School University, 117 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,786. On top of their other funding sources, 51 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full The New School Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryland Institute College of Art. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s. Maryland Institute College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.

MICA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Maryland Institute College of Art supports 1,892 students, and 66 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,802. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. 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%.

Full MICA Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 32 bachelors’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.

FIT SUNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 8,191 students enrolled at FIT SUNY, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,456. 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 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 88%.

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Marymount Manhattan College
New York, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount Manhattan College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other design and applied arts students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying other design & applied arts list, MMC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Marymount Manhattan College supports 1,722 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,970. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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