2023 Best Applied Economics Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Applied Economics” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Applied Economics is the 534th most popular major in the country with 618 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 66 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Applied Economics” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in applied economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied economics programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Applied Economics” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Applied Economics

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Applied Economics”.

Top 2 Best Applied Economics Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

117 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$18,422 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Applied Economics list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s applied economics degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania vets studying applied economics list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. On top of their other funding sources, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Carnegie Mellon University]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Ursinus College
Collegeville, Pennsylvania

14 GI Bill® Students**

$11,542 Average GI Bill® Award

$66,257 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ursinus College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Applied Economics list. Ursinus College is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ursinus, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 1,493 students enrolled at Ursinus College, 14 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,542. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Ursinus College Veteran Student Life Report

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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

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.

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