2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$24,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 649 people earned their degree in general genetics, making the major the 519th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 22 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general genetics programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general genetics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 12 bachelors’s general genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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