2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Operations Research for a Doctorate

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Operations Research for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Carnegie Mellon supports 13,519 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. In addition to receiving other benefits, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Operations Research for a Doctorate list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 9 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 2 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Operations Research for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying operations research list, Columbia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York, 739 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. On top of their other funding sources, 328 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Operations Research for a Doctorate. Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s operations research degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Princeton, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 7,853 students enrolled at Princeton were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,256. During this same period, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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