2023 Best Physical Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Physical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in physical science, making the major the 179th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,275 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the physical science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Physical Sciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying physical sciences.
Top 1 Best Physical Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Physical Sciences for a Master’s list. Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Science Master’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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rochester Institute of Technology]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
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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.
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