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Key takeaway: 113 of the 165 New York-based institutions in our directory that offer at least one fully online program report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024). 70 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is Upstate Medical University. The Census Bureau records 23 military installations in New York (3 Army, 1 Navy, 1 Air Force, 7 Coast Guard, 1 National Guard, 1 Reserve, 9 Other), and 58 New York cities have their own page below.
Military-friendly online colleges based in New York
Ranked by BOC Score, which weights graduation rate, median earnings, net price, retention, and online availability from federal data. The tags on each card are the school’s own answers on the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey: credit for military training, a dedicated military contact, DoD MOU membership, and a recognized student veteran organization.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
- Graduation rate 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
- Average net price (lower is better) 20%
- Retention rate 15%
- Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Graduation rate
88%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$92,257
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
71%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$75,971
Avg net price
$3,033/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 89%
- Programs offered: 44
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
93%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$102,491
Avg net price
$21,590/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 98%
- Programs offered: 180
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
49%
Graduation rate
77%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$74,502
Avg net price
$18,784/yr
TuitionIn‑state$10,931
Out‑of‑state$32,741
Key stats
- Retention rate: 89%
- Programs offered: 145
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
39%
Graduation rate
83%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$80,596
Avg net price
$21,620/yr
TuitionIn‑state$10,567
Out‑of‑state$30,447
Key stats
- Retention rate: 89%
- Programs offered: 110
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
66%
Graduation rate
72%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$67,316
Avg net price
$18,211/yr
TuitionIn‑state$8,999
Out‑of‑state$19,569
Key stats
- Retention rate: 86%
- Programs offered: 47
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
75%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$95,951
Avg net price
$22,367/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 82%
- Programs offered: 10
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
88%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$82,509
Avg net price
$37,050/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 96%
- Programs offered: 218
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
63%
Graduation rate
55%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$69,781
Avg net price
$10,867/yr
TuitionIn‑state$8,626
Out‑of‑state$18,536
Key stats
- Retention rate: 81%
- Programs offered: 46
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
69%
Graduation rate
63%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$67,979
Avg net price
$17,167/yr
TuitionIn‑state$10,866
Out‑of‑state$31,256
Key stats
- Retention rate: 83%
- Programs offered: 103
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
74%
Graduation rate
74%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$70,814
Avg net price
$20,995/yr
TuitionIn‑state$10,936
Out‑of‑state$31,536
Key stats
- Retention rate: 85%
- Programs offered: 193
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
83%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$79,164
Avg net price
$38,793/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 91%
- Programs offered: 186
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
62%
Graduation rate
70%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$58,073
Avg net price
$18,809/yr
TuitionIn‑state$8,572
Out‑of‑state$18,822
Key stats
- Retention rate: 86%
- Programs offered: 79
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
58%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$66,039
Avg net price
$3,776/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 79%
- Programs offered: 84
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
76%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$89,696
Avg net price
$30,305/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 85%
- Programs offered: 52
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Military installations in New York
The Census Bureau’s 2024 TIGER/Line military layer records 23 installations in New York (3 Army, 1 Navy, 1 Air Force, 7 Coast Guard, 1 National Guard, 1 Reserve, 9 Other, branch inferred from the recorded name). The largest by land area are listed; city pages show the ones within 100 miles of each city, with distances.
- Fort Drum
- West Point Military Reserve
- Camp Smith
- National Guard Youngstown Training Site
- Niagara Falls International Airport Air Reserve Station
- Verona Test Annex
- McRc Syracuse
- Hancock Fld
- Stewart Air Guard Station
- Fort Hamilton
- Watervliet Arsenal
- Rome Laboratory
Common post-service careers in New York
Statewide median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 OEWS).
| Occupation |
Median annual wage |
Scope |
| Information Security Analysts |
$134,660 |
NY statewide |
| Logisticians |
$88,240 |
NY statewide |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$92,570 |
NY statewide |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers |
$92,790 |
NY statewide |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
$164,120 |
NY statewide |
| Project Management Specialists |
$121,040 |
NY statewide |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$105,810 |
NY statewide |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
$127,180 |
NY statewide |
BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; these are statewide medians.
What the four services mean
- Credit for military training (IPEDS VET2): the institution reports that it awards academic credit for military training, typically evaluated through the Joint Services Transcript. How much credit applies is set program by program.
- Dedicated military contact (VET3): a named point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families.
- DoD MOU member (VET5): the institution has signed the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, a requirement for participating in service education programs.
- Student veteran org (VET4): a recognized student veteran organization on the institution’s records.
Of the 113 schools in New York that meet this page’s two-service definition, 70 report all four. All 113 are fully online by the IPEDS DISTPGS flag, as is every school on the national military-friendly online colleges list; the state view differs only in where the institution is based.
Military-friendly online colleges near New York cities
- Albany, NY
- Amsterdam, NY
- Auburn, NY
- Binghamton, NY
- Brockport, NY
- Bronx, NY
- Brooklyn, NY
- Buffalo, NY
- Cortland, NY
- Dunkirk, NY
- Elmira, NY
- Freeport, NY
- Garden City, NY
- Geneva, NY
- Glen Cove, NY
- Glens Falls, NY
- Gloversville, NY
- Harrison, NY
- Hempstead, NY
- Ilion, NY
- Ithaca, NY
- Jamestown, NY
- Kingston, NY
- Kiryas Joel, NY
- Lindenhurst, NY
- Lockport, NY
- Long Beach, NY
- Manhattan, NY
- Middletown, NY
- Mount Vernon, NY
- New Rochelle, NY
- New York, NY
- Newburgh, NY
- Niagara Falls, NY
- North Tonawanda, NY
- Olean, NY
- Oneida, NY
- Ossining, NY
- Oswego, NY
- Peekskill, NY
- Plattsburgh, NY
- Port Chester, NY
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- Queens, NY
- Rochester, NY
- Rockville Centre, NY
- Rome, NY
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Schenectady, NY
- Spring Valley, NY
- Staten Island, NY
- Syracuse, NY
- Troy, NY
- Utica, NY
- Valley Stream, NY
- Watertown, NY
- White Plains, NY
- Yonkers, NY
Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.
