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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate

1 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$43,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Astrophysics is the 598th most popular major in the country with 460 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 104 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent astrophysics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the astrophysics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate

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

Top 1 Best Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 5 doctorate’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,158 students enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology 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 $17,424. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 86%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at RIT]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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