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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 New York, there were 1,677 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,280 and $25,843 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 103 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new york master’s degree vets studying architecture & related services list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, Cornell University supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Cornell University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 47 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new york master’s degree vets studying architecture & related services list, NYU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 are 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 $6,388. During this same period, 1 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full NYU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 37 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new york master’s degree vets studying architecture & related services list, Syracuse has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University, 385 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,840. In addition to receiving other benefits, 217 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Syracuse Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
RPI also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3.Among the 7,501 students enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 104 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,164. To help with additional expenses, 59 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at RPI]](/colleges/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 135 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, Columbia University in the City of New York supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. On top of their other funding sources, 328 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Columbia University in the City of New York Veteran Student Life Report
University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 107 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
University at Buffalo also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,050. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University at Buffalo Veteran Student Life Report
The City College of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
CCNY also took the #8 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 15,227 students enrolled at CCNY, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,172. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CCNY offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CCNY]](/colleges/cuny-city-college/student-life/veterans/)
Pratt Institute - Main landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 130 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
Pratt Institute also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 4,353 students enrolled at Pratt Institute - Main 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pratt Institute]](/colleges/pratt-institute-main/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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