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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s

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159 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 541 people earned their degree in sociology and anthropology, making the major the 556th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 159 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 159 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in sociology and anthropology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sociology and anthropology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology and anthropology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying sociology & anthropology.

Top 4 Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Pace University - New York
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology and anthropology students in 2020-2021.

Pace University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 12,835 students enrolled at Pace University - New York, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,912. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

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College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Staten Island CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s list. College of Staten Island CUNY is located in Staten Island, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to qualified students.

CSI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 119 of the 12,797 students enrolled at CSI were GI Bill® students, of which 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,068. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lafayette College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s. Easton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

Lafayette also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lafayette supports 2,514 students, and 14 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,418. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Swarthmore College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s list. Swarthmore College is a small school located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

Swarthmore did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 1,437 students enrolled at Swarthmore, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,173. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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