2023 Best Human/Medical Genetics Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
28
Degrees Awarded
$39,300
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 New England Region for Human/Medical Genetics” 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 New England region, there were 28 human/medical genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human/medical genetics programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human/medical genetics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human/Medical Genetics
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying human/medical genetics.
Top 1 Best Human/Medical Genetics Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human/Medical Genetics. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s human/medical genetics students in 2020-2021.
Brandeis also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis University, 41 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,483. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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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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