2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Public Health for a Bachelor’s

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Public Health for a Bachelor’s. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other public health degrees to 97 students in 2020-2021.

GWU also made our “Best Other Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, GWU supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Public Health for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 314 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maryland - College Park does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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Nazareth College
Rochester, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nazareth College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Public Health for a Bachelor’s list. Nazareth College is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 28 bachelors’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.

Nazareth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 2,791 students enrolled at Nazareth College were GI Bill® students, of which 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,814. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received scholarships 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.

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Stockton University
Galloway, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Public Health for a Bachelor’s list. Stockton State is a medium-sized school located in Galloway, New Jersey that handed out 23 bachelors’s other public health degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying other public health list, Stockton State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Stockton University supports 9,893 students, and 272 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 168 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,955. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 85%, 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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