2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Molecular Genetics for a Bachelor’s
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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 the Far Western US Region for Molecular Genetics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Molecular Genetics is the 659th most popular major in the country with 359 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 6 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality molecular genetics programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the molecular genetics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Molecular Genetics for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying molecular genetics.
Top 1 Best Molecular Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Molecular Genetics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Molecular Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 44,589 students enrolled at University of California - Los Angeles, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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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