2023 Best Molecular Biophysics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Molecular Biophysics for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 216 people earned their degree in molecular biophysics, making the major the 1230th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Molecular Biophysics for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in molecular biophysics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality molecular biophysics programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the molecular biophysics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Molecular Biophysics for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Molecular Biophysics for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Molecular Biophysics for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Molecular Biophysics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

509 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Molecular Biophysics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s molecular biophysics degrees to qualified students.

Pitt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Molecular Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 32,277 students enrolled at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus, 509 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

571 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Molecular Biophysics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s molecular biophysics students in 2020-2021.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Molecular Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 571 of the 13,856 students enrolled at DU were GI Bill® students, of which 373 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,359. On top of their other funding sources, 155 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.