2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management for an Associate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management is the 461st most popular major in the country with 1,058 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 49 purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts 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 purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management 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 Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management for an Associate”.

Top 2 Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Strayer University - Maryland
Suitland, Maryland

40 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$5,559 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Maryland. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management for an Associate list. Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit institution located in Suitland, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Strayer University - Maryland also took the #1 spot in our “Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 40 of the 2,760 students enrolled at Strayer University - Maryland were GI Bill® students, of which 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,559. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Strayer University - Pennsylvania
Trevose, Pennsylvania

8 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$8,822 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small school located in Trevose, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 associates’s purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management degrees in 2020-2021.

Strayer University - Pennsylvania also took the #2 spot in our “Best Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,822. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Strayer University - Pennsylvania]](/colleges/strayer-university-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)

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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

Footnotes

• *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.