2023 Best Biometry/Biometrics Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
57
Degrees Awarded
$34,100
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biometry/Biometrics” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 148 people earned their degree in biometry/biometrics, making the major the 926th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 57 biometry/biometrics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biometry/Biometrics” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in biometry/biometrics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biometry/biometrics programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biometry/biometrics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biometry/Biometrics” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biometry/Biometrics
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying biometry/biometrics.
Top 2 Best Biometry/Biometrics Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biometry/Biometrics that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 26 ’s biometry/biometrics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 38,541 students enrolled at George Mason University, 2,334 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. On top of their other funding sources, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. George Mason University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full George Mason University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biometry/Biometrics that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #2 spot on the list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s biometry/biometrics degrees to qualified students.
WVU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 26,269 students enrolled at West Virginia University, 1,033 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. In addition to receiving other benefits, 66 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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
- *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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