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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE 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 General IE for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Industrial Engineering is the 95th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,367 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general industrial engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Doctorate

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

Top 5 Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’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 Doctorate list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick]](/colleges/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Doctorate list. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 11,652 students enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology, 164 are 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Jersey Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 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 New Jersey Institute of Technology]](/colleges/new-jersey-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Doctorate. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 10 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,050. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University at Buffalo Veteran Student Life Report

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Doctorate. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 13 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Binghamton University supports 18,148 students, and 102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 46 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,948. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 Binghamton University Veteran Student Life Report

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General IE for a Doctorate. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Lehigh also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 7,067 students enrolled at Lehigh, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,051. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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