2023 Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Human/Medical Genetics for a Doctorate list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human/medical genetics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

VCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,070 students enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,085. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Human/Medical Genetics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s human/medical genetics degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying human/medical genetics list, UAB has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 22,563 students enrolled at UAB, 1,194 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,983. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UAB does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full UAB Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Human/Medical Genetics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s human/medical genetics degrees in 2020-2021.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, U Miami supports 17,809 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Human/Medical Genetics for a Doctorate. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s human/medical genetics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying human/medical genetics list, Clemson has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson University were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. During this same period, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Clemson Veteran Student Life Report