2023 Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region for General Genetics for a Master’s” ranking.

General Genetics is the 519th most popular major in the country with 649 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 137 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Genetics for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general genetics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general genetics programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general genetics program at the school. 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 Southeast Region for General Genetics for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Genetics for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying general genetics.

Top 2 Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Genetics for a Master’s. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general genetics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNC Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

1,102 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Genetics for a Master’s list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s general genetics degrees to qualified students.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NC State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full North Carolina State University Veteran Student Life Report

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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

Footnotes

• *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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