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2023 Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor's

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 Biophysics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 269 people earned their degree in biophysics, making the major the 732nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 90 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biophysics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biophysics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 biophysics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying biophysics.

Top 10 Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgetown also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Georgetown supports 19,371 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $30,300. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biophysics degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 324 of the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn were GI Bill® students, of which 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full UPenn Veteran Student Life Report

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biophysics students in 2020-2021.

GWU also made our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at George Washington University]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s list. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 28 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Johns Hopkins Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biophysics students in 2020-2021.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 164 of the 11,652 students enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,409. During this same period, 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full New Jersey Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report

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Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey

Rowan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Rowan University is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s biophysics degrees to qualified students.

Rowan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 423 of the 19,678 students enrolled at Rowan University were GI Bill® students, of which 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,069. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rowan University does offer 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rowan]](/colleges/rowan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biophysics students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying biophysics list, Columbia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 739 of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York were GI Bill® students, of which 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 830 of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple were GI Bill® students, of which 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Temple University]](/colleges/temple-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania

University of Scranton landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Scranton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 4,957 students enrolled at University of Scranton, 116 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,790. During this same period, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, New York

SUNY Geneseo did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Geneseo, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Geneseo, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SUNY Geneseo supports 4,911 students, and 44 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,740. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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 85%.

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