Best Military-Friendly Online Colleges Near Trenton, NJ

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Key takeaway: 10 accredited institutions within 100 miles of Trenton offer fully online programs and report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024); 8 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The nearest installation recorded by the Census Bureau is National Guard Lawrenceville, about 3 miles away, and 8 installations sit within 100 miles (1 Army, 2 Navy, 1 Air Force, 1 National Guard, 3 Other). 2 of the 10 schools have a campus within 30 miles; the closest is The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ, about 3 miles from city center. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is CUNY Bernard M Baruch College. Trenton has a population of about 89,966 and a median household income of $47,102; 16.7 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (Census ACS 5-year estimates).

Military-friendly online colleges near Trenton

Schools based in New Jersey that report credit for military training and a dedicated military contact, ordered by distance from Trenton city center, with BOC Score on each card. The tags on each card are the school’s own IPEDS answers for the four military services. The distance table further down covers the nearest qualifying schools regardless of state line.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Trenton. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, NJ 0.3 miles from Trenton
  • 4 year
  • Offers a fully online program
  • Credit for military training
  • Dedicated military contact
  • DoD MOU member
56.8 BOC Score
Graduation rate 43%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $69,331
TuitionContact school for pricing
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 48

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Nearest qualifying schools within 100 miles (any state)

School Location Credit for military training Dedicated military contact DoD MOU member Student veteran org BOC Score Distance
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 87.7 54 mi
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Yes Yes No Yes 87.1 58 mi
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Yes Yes Yes Yes 86.1 47 mi
University of Delaware Newark, DE Yes Yes Yes Yes 83.5 64 mi
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 81.6 99 mi
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Yes Yes Yes Yes 79.1 25 mi
Villanova University Villanova, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 77.6 33 mi
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ Yes Yes No No 77.3 3 mi
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 77.0 65 mi
New York University New York, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 76.9 53 mi

New Jersey has 42 military-friendly online colleges by this definition; the New Jersey page lists them all.

Military installations near Trenton

Installation (as recorded by the Census Bureau) Branch (from the name) Distance from Trenton
National Guard Lawrenceville National Guard 3 mi
McGuire AFB Air Force 17 mi
Fort Dix Army 20 mi
Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Other 22 mi
Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst Navy 25 mi
Nsa Mechanicsburg Det Philadelphia Annex Pnbc Other 32 mi
Naval Weapons Station Earle Navy 32 mi
Graterford Fms Other 35 mi

Common post-service careers near Trenton

Median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS), shown for the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area where BLS publishes it.

Occupation Median annual wage Scope Cost-of-living adjusted (US=100)
Information Security Analysts $129,540 Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro $125,523
Logisticians $86,810 Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro $84,118
Emergency Management Directors $120,990 NJ statewide $117,238
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $69,160 Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro $67,016
Medical and Health Services Managers $141,550 Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro $137,161
Project Management Specialists $113,750 Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro $110,223
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $97,230 Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro $94,215
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $138,760 Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro $134,457

BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; rows marked with the metro name are metro medians, the rest are statewide.

Campuses within 30 miles of Trenton

  • The College of New Jersey (Ewing, NJ), 3 mi, 2 of 4 services reported
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick (New Brunswick, NJ), 25 mi, 4 of 4 services reported

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Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.