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2023 Best Astrophysics Colleges for Veterans in New York

1 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$43,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Astrophysical Sciences

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Astrophysical Sciences” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 460 people earned their degree in astrophysics, making the major the 598th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 23 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great astrophysics programs and a strong support system for 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Astrophysical Sciences

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Astrophysical Sciences”.

Top 1 Best Astrophysics Colleges for Veterans in New York

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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 New York for Astrophysical Sciences. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 10 ’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new york vets studying astrophysical sciences list, RIT has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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