2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Meteorological Science for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
27
Degrees Awarded
$23,800
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Meteorological Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Meteorology is the 715th most popular major in the country with 283 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 27 meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Meteorological Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in meteorology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great meteorology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the meteorology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Meteorological Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying meteorological science.
Top 2 Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oswego. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Meteorological Science for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Oswego, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s meteorological science students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oswego also made our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, SUNY Oswego supports 7,636 students, and 139 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,918. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Oswego offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Oswego]](/colleges/suny-college-at-oswego/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oneonta. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Meteorological Science for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized school located in Oneonta, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oneonta also made our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 6,718 students enrolled at SUNY Oneonta, 51 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,756. To help with additional expenses, 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 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%.
Full SUNY Oneonta Veteran Student Life Report
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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.