2023 Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Genetics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale University]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Genetics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s genetics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Tufts also made our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Genetics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard University, 304 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,012. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Harvard]](/colleges/harvard-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Genetics for a Doctorate. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s genetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 6,292 students enrolled at Dartmouth were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,075. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Dartmouth]](/colleges/dartmouth-college/student-life/veterans/)