2023 Best Biostatistics Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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 Texas for Biostatistics” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,275 people earned their degree in biostatistics, making the major the 382nd most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 45 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Biostatistics” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biostatistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biostatistics programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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The biostatistics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Biostatistics”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Biostatistics

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Biostatistics”.

Top 2 Best Biostatistics Colleges for Veterans in Texas

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, Texas

5 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,925 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Biostatistics list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 6 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)

2

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas

2 GI Bill® Students**

$78,163 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Biostatistics that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UTHealth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 5,608 students enrolled at UTHealth, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 UTHealth Veteran Student Life Report

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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.

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