2023 Best Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
318
Degrees Awarded
$44,851
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Military Technologies & Applied Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,477 people earned their degree in military technologies and applied sciences, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, military technologies and applied sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,323 and had an average of $20,911 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 589 military technologies and applied sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,028 and $18,648 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 318 military technologies and applied sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great military technologies and applied sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the military technologies and applied sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Military Technologies & Applied Sciences for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Military Technologies & Applied Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying military technologies & applied sciences.
Top 1 Best Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Bachelor’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 Military Technologies & Applied Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercyhurst University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 65 degrees to qualified bachelors’s military technologies and applied sciences students in 2020-2021.
Mercyhurst also made our “Best Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Mercyhurst University supports 2,790 students, and 104 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 69 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,325. During this same period, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Notes and References
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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