2023 Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 137 people earned their degree in genome sciences/genomics, making the major the 1004th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3 genome sciences/genomics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 genome sciences/genomics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent genome sciences/genomics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the genome sciences/genomics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 Plains States Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orange City, Iowa. It awarded 1 bachelors’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.
NWC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 1,496 students enrolled at Northwestern College, 26 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,260. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northwestern College]](/colleges/northwestern-college-iowa/student-life/veterans/)
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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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