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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 9,072 people earned their degree in general industrial engineering, making the major the 95th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,367 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 695 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general industrial engineering 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 general industrial engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 11 Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. 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.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 85 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 509 of the 32,277 students enrolled at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. 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 93%, 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 Pitt Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying general ie list, RIT has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. RIT offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 Rochester Institute of Technology]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. NJIT is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NJIT also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 11,652 students enrolled at NJIT, 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 qualified for 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 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
Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 were 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 scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University at Buffalo Veteran Student Life Report

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 7,501 students enrolled at RPI, 104 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,164. In addition to receiving other benefits, 59 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Veteran Student Life Report

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

Binghamton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying general ie list, Binghamton University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 102 of the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University were GI Bill® students, of which 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,948. To help with additional expenses, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland

Morgan State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 23 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Morgan State also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #10.Of the 7,634 students enrolled at Morgan State University, 227 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,620. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Morgan State University Veteran Student Life Report

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SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, New York

SUNY Maritime College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Maritime College is a small public school situated in Throggs Neck, New York. It awarded 7 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

SUNY Maritime College also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 1,671 students enrolled at SUNY Maritime College, 65 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,181. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 SUNY Maritime College]](/colleges/suny-maritime-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York

Hofstra University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hofstra is a fairly large school located in Hempstead, New York that handed out 6 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying general ie list, Hofstra has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 10,444 students enrolled at Hofstra University, 154 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 95 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,674. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #11, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Bachelor’s list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 7,067 students enrolled at Lehigh University, 34 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,051. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 91%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Lehigh University]](/colleges/lehigh-university/student-life/veterans/)

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