2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Military Tech Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 142 people earned their degree in other military tech and applied sciences, making the major the 328th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other military tech and applied sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $10,296 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 other military tech and applied sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Military Tech Major” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in other military tech and applied sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other military tech and applied sciences.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Military Tech Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree military tech students.

Top 6 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences

1

Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, New Jersey

Top 15% overall quality in United States

$10,296 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Edison State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Military Tech Major list. Trenton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s military tech degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Full Thomas Edison State University Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences Report

2

Central Baptist College
Conway, Arkansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Military Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Baptist College landed the #2 spot on the list. CBC is a small school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 1 associates’s military tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full CBC Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences Report

3

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Military Tech Major. North Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s military tech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences at UA Pulaski Tech

4

American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

Top 1% overall quality in United States

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Military Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #4 spot on the list. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 9 associates’s military tech degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences at American Public University System

5

Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Military Tech Major. This small school is located in Wesson, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 associates’s military tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences Report

5

Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lynn University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Military Tech Major. Lynn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences at Lynn University Fighting Knights

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).
• 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.
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to US Military.