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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Architecture & Related Services for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,325 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,161 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,598 and $26,276 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 66 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Architecture & Related Services for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture and related services programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Architecture & Related Services for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying architecture & related services.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Architecture & Related Services for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. New York Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Old Westbury, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NYIT also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 6,851 students enrolled at New York Institute of Technology, 4 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 $24,477. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New York Institute of Technology]](/colleges/new-york-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Architecture & Related Services for an Associate. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s architecture and related services degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Pratt Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 4,353 students enrolled at Pratt Institute - Main, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 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%.
Full Pratt Institute Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Architecture & Related Services for an Associate list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 1,227 students enrolled at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,604. On top of their other funding sources, 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 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology]](/colleges/thaddeus-stevens-college-of-technology/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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