2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” 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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in bioinformatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great bioinformatics programs and a strong support system for 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.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics”.

Top 2 Best Bioinformatics Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

1

Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

10 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$30,300 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.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.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.

[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**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,185 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bioinformatics list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 25 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, GWU supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at George Washington University]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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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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