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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,156 people earned their degree in bioinformatics, making the major the 397th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 264 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 bioinformatics 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 Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent bioinformatics 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 bioinformatics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying bioinformatics.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 509 of the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt were GI Bill® students, of which 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pitt offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying bioinformatics list, RIT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, RIT supports 16,158 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. RIT offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NJIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 11,652 students enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology, 164 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 19,678 students enrolled at Rowan University, 423 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
RPI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute supports 7,501 students, and 104 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,164. In addition to receiving other benefits, 59 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
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University at Buffalo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s ranking. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,050. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University at Buffalo]](/colleges/university-at-buffalo/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying bioinformatics list, UMBC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 53 of the 13,497 students enrolled at UMBC were GI Bill® students, of which 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maryland - Baltimore County]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-baltimore-county/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, Saint Vincent College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Bioinformatics for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Vincent, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 1,634 students enrolled at Saint Vincent College, 28 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 $8,686. During this same period, 5 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Vincent]](/colleges/saint-vincent-college/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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