2023 Best General History Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for General History for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General History is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 31,397 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 2,567 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general history programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general history program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for General History for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for General History for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General History Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for General History for an Associate list. SUNY Empire is a public institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Empire, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General History Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, SUNY Empire supports 10,724 students, and 279 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,680. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Empire]](/colleges/suny-empire-state-college/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.