2023 Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking.
General Biomedical Sciences is the 77th most popular major in the country with 11,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 539 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biomedical sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biomedical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying biomedical sciences.
Top 7 Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 3 masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 46,287 students enrolled at USC, 1,311 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. USC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 University of Southern California]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s general biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
UH Manoa also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Manoa offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s general biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 27,349 students enrolled at SFSU, 950 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 536 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,581. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SFSU does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SFSU]](/colleges/san-francisco-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 13 masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Stanford also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 188 of the 15,953 students enrolled at Stanford University were GI Bill® students, of which 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,909. During this same period, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stanford]](/colleges/stanford-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s list. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 3 masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, UCR supports 26,434 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,182. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCR does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of California - Riverside Veteran Student Life Report
California Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s list. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Baptist, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 532 of the 11,317 students enrolled at California Baptist University were GI Bill® students, of which 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,716. On top of their other funding sources, 162 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 California Baptist University]](/colleges/california-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
Heritage University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Heritage University is a small school located in Toppenish, Washington that handed out 32 masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Heritage University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 999 students enrolled at Heritage University, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,627. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
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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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