Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biological Oceanography for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biological oceanography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern also made our “Best Marine Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Northeastern University supports 22,905 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,441. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.