2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Molecular Genetics for a Doctorate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Southeast Region for Molecular Genetics for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 359 people earned their degree in molecular genetics, making the major the 659th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 12 molecular genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent molecular genetics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the molecular genetics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The molecular 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 the Southeast Region for Molecular Genetics for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Molecular Genetics for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Molecular Genetics for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Molecular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Molecular Genetics for a Doctorate. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 8 doctorate’s molecular genetics degrees in 2020-2021.
Duke also made our “Best Molecular Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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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