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

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Operations Research for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 84 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Operations Research for a Bachelor’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s operations research degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying operations research list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia University in the City of New York supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, 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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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Operations Research for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 54 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

Princeton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Princeton University supports 7,853 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,256. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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