2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Masonry for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$22,300
Avg Cost*
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 for Masonry for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Masonry is the 365th most popular major in the country with 274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, masonry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $12,942 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 masonry graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Masonry for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in masonry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent masonry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the masonry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Masonry for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying masonry.
Top 3 Best Masonry Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Masonry for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s masonry students in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Masonry Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Ivy Tech Community College supports 63,809 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,500. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ivy Tech Community College]](/colleges/ivy-tech-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Masonry for an Associate list. Alfred State College is located in Alfred, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s masonry degrees to qualified students.
Alfred State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Masonry Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 3,667 students enrolled at Alfred State College, 99 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,209. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Alfred State College]](/colleges/suny-college-of-technology-at-alfred/student-life/veterans/)
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 for Masonry for an Associate list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s masonry students in 2020-2021.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Masonry Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology supports 1,227 students, and 36 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 18 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,604. 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.
[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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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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