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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Nutrition Science is the 124th most popular major in the country with 5,330 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, nutrition science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,647 and had an average of $23,229 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 796 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,776 and $23,165 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition science programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying nutrition science.

Top 5 Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel, 2 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 1 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.

Columbia also made our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 739 of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York were GI Bill® students, of which 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. 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.

Full Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.

UD also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 23,613 students enrolled at University of Delaware, 364 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,229. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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