2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$32,800
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Genome Sciences/Genomics is the 1004th most popular major in the country with 137 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in genome sciences/genomics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality genome sciences/genomics 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 genome sciences/genomics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Doctorate”.
Top 3 Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s genome sciences/genomics students in 2020-2021.
GWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #2 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 5 doctorate’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying genome sciences/genomics list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,387. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Genome Sciences/Genomics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s genome sciences/genomics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard University, 304 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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