2023 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 31 bachelors’s astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMCP]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s astronomy degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Cornell University supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Full Cornell Veteran Student Life Report

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s astronomy degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s astronomy students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Pitt supports 32,277 students, and 509 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 364 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pitt offers credit for military training for eligible 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Pitt Veteran Student Life Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 12 bachelors’s astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 26,782 students enrolled at Stony Brook University, 208 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,244. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Stony Brook]](/colleges/stony-brook-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Union College New York
Schenectady, New York

Union College New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Astronomy for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Union College New York is a small school located in Schenectady, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.

Union College also made our “Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 2,047 students enrolled at Union College were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,901. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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