2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Health/Medical Physics for a Doctorate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Health/Medical Physics for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 258 people earned their degree in health/medical physics, making the major the 770th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 19 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health/medical physics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health/medical physics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Health/Medical Physics for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Health/Medical Physics for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Health/Medical Physics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s health/medical physics students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,050. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University at Buffalo 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 87%. 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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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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