2023 Best Accounting and Business/Management Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting and Business/Management” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Accounting and Business/Management is the 374th most popular major in the country with 1,637 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 114 accounting and business/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting and Business/Management” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and business/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and business/management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting and business/management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The accounting and business/management 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 Pennsylvania for Accounting and Business/Management”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting and Business/Management
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania vets studying accounting and business/management.
Top 3 Best Accounting and Business/Management Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting and Business/Management list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 ’s accounting and business/management degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Drexel]](/colleges/drexel-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting and Business/Management that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Trevose, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s accounting and business/management students in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Pennsylvania also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 2,190 students enrolled at Strayer University - Pennsylvania, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,822. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Strayer University - Pennsylvania offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Strayer University - Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reading Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Accounting and Business/Management list. Reading Area Community College is a small public school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 ’s accounting and business/management degrees in 2020-2021.
RACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 65 of the 3,924 students enrolled at Reading Area Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,429. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Reading Area Community College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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