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Home > Online Colleges > Military-Friendly > New York > Poughkeepsie
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).
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.
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:
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.
Source:Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
| 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.
| 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 |
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.
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.
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.
