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The 4 US colleges offering military technologies and applied sciences, other — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

American Public University System

For-profit

Charles Town, West Virginia · Fringe town · 51 mi to Washington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
57%
Students
40,074
To beach
50 mi
Grads in major
76

Thomas Edison State University

Public

Trenton, New Jersey · Small city · 28 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
—
Students
6,707
To beach
20 mi
Grads in major
37
AS

Alcorn State University

Public

Alcorn State, Mississippi · Remote rural · 63 mi to Jackson

Admission
45%
SAT
904
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
57%
Students
2,363
To beach
116 mi
Grads in major
12

Wayland Baptist University

Private

Plainview, Texas · Remote town · 43 mi to Lubbock

Admission
56%
SAT
—
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
19%
Students
2,041
To beach
481 mi
Grads in major
1
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