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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Doctorate

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11 Degrees Awarded
$42,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Optics/Optical Sciences is the 816th most popular major in the country with 196 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 56 optics/optical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent optics/optical sciences 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 optics/optical sciences 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Doctorate”.

Top 1 Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying optics/optical sciences list, University of Rochester has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,872. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 92%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Rochester]](/colleges/university-of-rochester/student-life/veterans/)

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