Best Military-Friendly Online Colleges Near Bloomsburg, PA

Home > Online Colleges > Military-Friendly > Pennsylvania > Bloomsburg

Key takeaway: 10 accredited institutions within 100 miles of Bloomsburg 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 Fort Indiantown Gap Training Site, about 40 miles away, and 8 installations sit within 100 miles (3 Army, 1 Navy, 1 National Guard, 3 Other). None of the 10 schools has a campus within 30 miles; the closest is Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA, about 34 miles away. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is University of Delaware. Bloomsburg has a population of about 12,906 and a median household income of $49,096; 33.1 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (Census ACS 5-year estimates).

Military-friendly online colleges near Bloomsburg

Schools based in Pennsylvania that report credit for military training and a dedicated military contact, ordered by distance from Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

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

Sort:
#1

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, PA 0.6 miles from Bloomsburg
  • 4 year
  • Offers a fully online program
  • Credit for military training
  • Dedicated military contact
  • DoD MOU member
  • Student veteran org
56.2 BOC Score
Graduation rate 56%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $52,416
Avg net price $15,699/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Contact
Key stats
  • Retention rate: 76%
  • Programs offered: 76

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
University of Delaware Newark, DE Yes Yes Yes Yes 83.5 99 mi
Binghamton University Vestal, NY Yes Yes Yes Yes 81.5 79 mi
Villanova University Villanova, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 77.6 89 mi
Saint Joseph’s University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 75.5 95 mi
County College of Morris Randolph, NJ Yes Yes Yes No 72.1 98 mi
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 71.8 34 mi
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 71.6 98 mi
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Yes Yes Yes No 70.4 100 mi
Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ Yes Yes Yes Yes 69.8 96 mi
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA Yes Yes Yes Yes 69.4 85 mi

Pennsylvania has 78 military-friendly online colleges by this definition; the Pennsylvania page lists them all.

Military installations near Bloomsburg

Installation (as recorded by the Census Bureau) Branch (from the name) Distance from Bloomsburg
Fort Indiantown Gap Training Site Army 40 mi
Scranton Army Ammunition Plnt Army 50 mi
Tobyhanna Army Dep Army 55 mi
Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Other 58 mi
Naval Ship Parts Control Center Mechanicsburg Navy 60 mi
Carlisle Barracks Other 66 mi
National Guard Spring City Readiness Center National Guard 73 mi
Graterford Fms Other 77 mi

Common post-service careers near Bloomsburg

Median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS).

Occupation Median annual wage Scope
Information Security Analysts $117,770 PA statewide
Logisticians $79,340 PA statewide
Emergency Management Directors $81,550 PA statewide
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $85,470 PA statewide
Medical and Health Services Managers $103,670 PA statewide
Project Management Specialists $100,150 PA statewide
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $86,140 PA statewide
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $105,240 PA statewide

BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; these are statewide medians.

Campuses within 30 miles of Bloomsburg

None of the 10 schools in the table has a campus within 30 miles of Bloomsburg; the nearest is Pennsylvania College of Technology at 34 miles.

Nearby cities

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.