2023 Best Education of the Deaf Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Hunter College
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education. Hunter is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s deaf education degrees to qualified students.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 152 of the 24,052 students enrolled at Hunter College were GI Bill® students, of which 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,442. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Hunter College]](/colleges/cuny-hunter-college/student-life/veterans/)

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The College of New Jersey
Ewing, New Jersey

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the #2 spot on the list. The College of New Jersey is a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

TCNJ also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 7,783 students enrolled at TCNJ, 75 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,905. 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.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full TCNJ Veteran Student Life Report

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McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education. This small school is located in Westminster, Maryland, and it awarded 11 ’s deaf education degrees in 2020-2021.

McDaniel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 2,931 students enrolled at McDaniel, 59 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,496. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. McDaniel does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 McDaniel]](/colleges/mcdaniel-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Deaf Education list. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 8 ’s deaf education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Teachers College, 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, Teachers College supports 4,547 students, and 30 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,966. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

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