2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Corrections

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Corrections” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 4,039 people earned their degree in corrections, making the major the 434th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 558 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Corrections” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality corrections programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the corrections program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Corrections

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region vets studying corrections.

Top 2 Best Corrections Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

509 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$16,281 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Corrections list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 48 ’s corrections degrees in 2020-2021.

Pitt also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt, 509 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pitt offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Full Pitt Veteran Student Life Report

2

SUNY Broome
Binghamton, New York

101 GI Bill® Students**

$4,064 Average GI Bill® Award

$36,882 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Broome. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Corrections. SUNY Broome is a public institution located in Binghamton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

SUNY Broome also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 101 of the 5,386 students enrolled at SUNY Broome were GI Bill® students, of which 55 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,064. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Broome does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Broome]](/colleges/broome-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Corrections Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.