Best Military-Friendly Online Colleges Near Poughkeepsie, NY

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Key takeaway: 10 accredited institutions within 100 miles of Poughkeepsie offer fully online programs and report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024); 8 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The nearest installation recorded by the Census Bureau is Stewart Air Guard Station, about 16 miles away, and 8 installations sit within 100 miles (1 Army, 2 Coast Guard, 1 Reserve, 4 Other). None of the 10 schools has a campus within 30 miles; the closest is Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah, NJ, about 44 miles away. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is CUNY Bernard M Baruch College. Poughkeepsie has a population of about 31,778 and a median household income of $60,050; 31.5 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (Census ACS 5-year estimates).

Military-friendly online colleges near Poughkeepsie

Schools based in New York that report credit for military training and a dedicated military contact, ordered by distance from Poughkeepsie city center, with BOC Score on each card. The tags on each card are the school’s own IPEDS answers for the four military services. The distance table further down covers the nearest qualifying schools regardless of state line.

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:

  • 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. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Poughkeepsie. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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#1

Marist University

Poughkeepsie, NY 1.9 miles from Poughkeepsie
  • 4 year
  • Offers a fully online program
  • Accredited
  • Credit for military training
  • Dedicated military contact
  • DoD MOU member
  • Student veteran org
72.1 BOC Score
Acceptance rate 57%
Graduation rate 80%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $77,819
Avg net price $41,544/yr
Tuition
In‑state$47,750
Out‑of‑state$47,750
Contact
Key stats
  • Retention rate: 88%
  • Programs offered: 54

Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard

#2

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY 2.2 miles from Poughkeepsie
  • 2 year
  • Offers a fully online program
  • Credit for military training
  • Dedicated military contact
  • DoD MOU member
  • Student veteran org
55.7 BOC Score
Graduation rate 33%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $43,929
Avg net price $10,065/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Contact
Key stats
  • Programs offered: 35

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

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Nearest qualifying schools within 100 miles (any state)

School Location Credit for military training Dedicated military contact DoD MOU member Student veteran org BOC Score Distance
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 87.7 66 mi
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Yes Yes No Yes 87.1 61 mi
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Yes Yes Yes Yes 86.1 67 mi
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 81.6 68 mi
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Yes Yes Yes Yes 79.1 87 mi
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA Yes Yes Yes No 79.0 86 mi
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Yes Yes Yes Yes 78.2 86 mi
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 77.0 62 mi
New York University New York, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 76.9 67 mi
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ Yes Yes Yes Yes 76.3 44 mi

New York has 113 military-friendly online colleges by this definition; the New York page lists them all.

Military installations near Poughkeepsie

Installation (as recorded by the Census Bureau) Branch (from the name) Distance from Poughkeepsie
Stewart Air Guard Station Other 16 mi
Stewart Annex Other 17 mi
West Point Military Reserve Reserve 24 mi
Camp Smith Army 27 mi
Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck Coast Guard 58 mi
Coast Guard Station New Haven Coast Guard 60 mi
Picatinny Arsenal Other 61 mi
Navpro Pittsfield Other 65 mi

Common post-service careers near Poughkeepsie

Median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS), shown for the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area where BLS publishes it.

Occupation Median annual wage Scope Cost-of-living adjusted (US=100)
Information Security Analysts $106,740 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro $97,569
Logisticians $86,620 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro $79,177
Emergency Management Directors $92,570 NY statewide $84,616
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $87,930 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro $80,375
Medical and Health Services Managers $142,970 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro $130,686
Project Management Specialists $102,650 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro $93,830
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $96,070 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro $87,815
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $108,790 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro $99,442

BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; rows marked with the metro name are metro medians, the rest are statewide.

Campuses within 30 miles of Poughkeepsie

None of the 10 schools in the table has a campus within 30 miles of Poughkeepsie; the nearest is Ramapo College of New Jersey at 44 miles.

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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.