2023 Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cell Biology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cell biology degrees to 142 students in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers University - New Brunswick does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rutgers New Brunswick]](/colleges/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/student-life/veterans/)

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cell Biology for a Bachelor’s. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 164 bachelors’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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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John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cell Biology for a Bachelor’s. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2020-2021.

John Jay also took the #4 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 15,766 students enrolled at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $952. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. John Jay College of Criminal Justice offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at John Jay]](/colleges/cuny-john-jay-college-of-criminal-justice/student-life/veterans/)

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cell Biology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2020-2021.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University, 102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,948. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Binghamton University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Full Binghamton University Veteran Student Life Report

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The College of Saint Rose
Albany, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Saint Rose. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cell Biology for a Bachelor’s. The College of Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Rose, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Saint Rose supports 3,863 students, and 98 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 56 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,010. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Saint Rose Veteran Student Life Report

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Barnard College
New York, New York

Barnard College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cell Biology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Barnard is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Barnard also made our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 2,744 students enrolled at Barnard College were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,967. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Barnard College Veteran Student Life Report