2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 in the Southeast Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 13 genome sciences/genomics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in genome sciences/genomics. 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics”.
Top 2 Best Genome Sciences/Genomics Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s genome sciences/genomics degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region vets studying genome sciences/genomics list, Florida Tech has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 6,775 students enrolled at Florida Institute of Technology, 1 were 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 $1,500. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Florida Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Genome Sciences/Genomics. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 6 ’s genome sciences/genomics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Duke supports 16,172 students, and 36 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. During this same period, 8 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 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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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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