2023 Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Bioinformatics is the 397th most popular major in the country with 1,156 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across District of Columbia, there were 39 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioinformatics programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree vets studying bioinformatics.

Top 2 Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

10 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bioinformatics degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree vets studying bioinformatics list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown, 10 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 $30,300. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgetown]](/colleges/georgetown-university/student-life/veterans/)

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 25 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU also made our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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.

Credits

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