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2023 Best Statistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Ranked Colleges
1,298 Degrees Awarded
$37,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s” ranking.

Statistics is the 101st most popular major in the country with 8,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,162 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in statistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality statistics programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the statistics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying stats.

Top 16 Best Statistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 2 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 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 168 degrees to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 90%.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 88 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full George Washington University Veteran Student Life Report

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. During this same period, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Carnegie Mellon Veteran Student Life Report

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 16 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 87 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers New Brunswick 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 93%.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 6 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, UMCP supports 40,709 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UMCP Veteran Student Life Report

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 Johns Hopkins University Veteran Student Life Report

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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s list. NJIT is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 164 of the 11,652 students enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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 89%. 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 Rochester
Rochester, New York

University of Rochester came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 7 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester 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 $14,872. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Rochester]](/colleges/university-of-rochester/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt, 509 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

With a ranking of #11, Fordham University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s list. Fordham U is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 40 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Fordham U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Fordham University supports 16,364 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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 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 89%.

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

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #12, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s list. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 390 of the 17,719 students enrolled at West Chester University of Pennsylvania were GI Bill® students, of which 208 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,155. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received funds 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full West Chester University of Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Syracuse University is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University, 385 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. On top of their other funding sources, 217 students received funds 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 478 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. During this same period, 328 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Temple also took the #13 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple, 830 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. During this same period, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Temple does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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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Baruch College
New York, New York

Baruch College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Stats for a Master’s ranking. Baruch is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

Baruch also took the #15 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 169 of the 19,740 students enrolled at Baruch were GI Bill® students, of which 107 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,987. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baruch offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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