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2023 Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
370 Degrees Awarded
$43,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Accounting and Finance is the 289th most popular major in the country with 3,648 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 557 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 370 accounting and finance 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 Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and finance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and finance 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 finance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying accounting and finance.

Top 6 Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor’s list. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 190 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Drexel also made our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel University, 2 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor’s list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

Fordham U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Fordham U supports 16,364 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fordham U 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Fordham University Veteran Student Life Report

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Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor’s. Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.

Clarkson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 4,025 students enrolled at Clarkson, 67 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,482. To help with additional expenses, 38 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Clarkson University]](/colleges/clarkson-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Eastern University
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. EU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

EU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Eastern University supports 3,504 students, and 59 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,592. On top of their other funding sources, 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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Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in New Castle, Delaware, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.

Wilmington University also made our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 14,769 students enrolled at Wilmington University, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,088. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full Wilmington University Veteran Student Life Report

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Bucknell University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Accounting and Finance for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.

Bucknell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 3,726 students enrolled at Bucknell, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,865. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bucknell]](/colleges/bucknell-university/student-life/veterans/)

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