2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biomedical Science for a Master’s

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biomedical Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #1 spot on the list. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 70 masters’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.

Drexel also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Drexel Veteran Student Life Report

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biomedical Science for a Master’s. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 31 masters’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biomedical Science for a Master’s. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s biomedical science students in 2020-2021.

Syracuse also made our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse, 385 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. During this same period, 217 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 89%.

Full Syracuse University Veteran Student Life Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Biomedical Science for a Master’s list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 16 masters’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SUNY Stony Brook supports 26,782 students, and 208 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 127 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,244. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Stony Brook does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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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