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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Biology for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Biology for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Biology for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 107,165 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,334 and had an average of $23,818 in loans still to pay off.

Across Indiana, there were 1,769 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,514 and $25,062 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Biology for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

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

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The biology 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 Indiana for Biology for a Doctorate”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Biology for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Biology for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Indiana

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Biology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 25 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking.Among the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Purdue University - Main Campus]](/colleges/purdue-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Biology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.

Notre Dame did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list.Among the 12,809 students enrolled at Notre Dame, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,670. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Notre Dame]](/colleges/university-of-notre-dame/student-life/veterans/)

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