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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMass Amherst supports 31,642 students, and 477 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)
