This is the right answer if you're serious about grad school OP; if there's research happening at either school that you're interested in and you can work your way into a lab as an undergrad assistant, that's huge for any grad schools that you'd apply to.

Not sure how the GI bill works for grad school but I have a friend who made a lot of connections in her department doing undergrad research and she was able to finesse a fellowship for a master's. Didn't pay a dime for tuition and got a stipend for living expenses while she was in the program.