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2023 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$43,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,336 people earned their degree in other design and applied arts, making the major the 370th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 353 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in other design and applied arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other design and applied arts 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 other design and applied arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying other design & applied arts.

Top 5 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #1 spot on the list. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Drexel also made our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.

Full Drexel Veteran Student Life Report

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The New School
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The New School. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Master’s. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 13 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.

New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, The New School supports 9,047 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 69 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,786. To help with additional expenses, 51 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The New School]](/colleges/the-new-school/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryland Institute College of Art. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Master’s. MICA is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 122 masters’s other design and applied arts degrees in 2020-2021.

MICA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 1,892 students enrolled at MICA, 66 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,802. During this same period, 29 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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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University of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the #4 spot on the list. UB is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UB also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Baltimore supports 4,169 students, and 173 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 90 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,002. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Baltimore offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Baltimore]](/colleges/university-of-baltimore/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Master’s. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other design and applied arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 13,497 students enrolled at UMBC, 53 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maryland - Baltimore County]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-baltimore-county/student-life/veterans/)

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