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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Bioinformatics for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Bioinformatics is the 397th most popular major in the country with 1,156 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 177 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Bioinformatics for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent bioinformatics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Bioinformatics for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree vets studying bioinformatics.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Bioinformatics for a Doctorate list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCSD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Of the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD, 112 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCSD]](/colleges/university-of-california-san-diego/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Bioinformatics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #2 spot on the list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list.Of the 26,434 students enrolled at University of California - Riverside, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,182. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full UCR Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Bioinformatics for a Doctorate list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 7 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz also made our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2.Of the 19,161 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Cruz, 273 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,631. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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
- *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.
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