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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s

4 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$53,359 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 994 people earned their degree in engineering physics, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,863 and had an average of $25,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 169 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,359 and $25,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering physics programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the engineering physics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 4 Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering physics list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Cornell supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

NYU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.

Fordham U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 16,364 students enrolled at Fordham U, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fordham U 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 89%. 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia, 739 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. On top of their other funding sources, 328 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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