2023 Best Human/Medical Genetics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$36,300
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human/Medical Genetics for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 272 people earned their degree in human/medical genetics, making the major the 751st most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 42 human/medical genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human/Medical Genetics for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in human/medical genetics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human/medical genetics 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 human/medical genetics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human/Medical Genetics for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying human/medical genetics.
Top 2 Best Human/Medical Genetics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Human/Medical Genetics for a Master’s. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 masters’s human/medical genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus supports 32,277 students, and 509 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 364 are 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Human/Medical Genetics for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 11 masters’s human/medical genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
LIU Post also made our “Best Human/Medical Genetics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 15,066 students enrolled at LIU Post, 53 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,023. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. LIU Post does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full LIU Post Veteran Student Life Report
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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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