2023 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,150 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,469 and $22,089 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 956 general engineering 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 Engineering for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering 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 Engineering for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying engineering.
Top 2 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for an Associate. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 301 of the 10,161 students enrolled at Monroe Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,794. 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 Monroe Community College]](/colleges/monroe-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Staten Island, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying engineering list, CSI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 12,797 students enrolled at College of Staten Island CUNY, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,068. 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 CSI]](/colleges/cuny-college-of-staten-island/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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