2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Human/Medical Genetics for a Doctorate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Pennsylvania for Human/Medical Genetics for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 272 people earned their degree in human/medical genetics, making the major the 751st most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 29 human/medical genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human/medical genetics programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human/medical genetics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The human/medical genetics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Human/Medical Genetics for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Human/Medical Genetics for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree vets studying human/medical genetics.
Top 1 Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Human/Medical Genetics for a Doctorate. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 doctorate’s human/medical genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Our most recent data shows that 509 of the 32,277 students enrolled at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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