2023 Best Neurobiology & Behavior Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Neurobiology and Behavior” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 208 people earned their degree in neurobiology and behavior, making the major the 796th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 147 neurobiology and behavior graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Neurobiology and Behavior” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in neurobiology and behavior. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent neurobiology and behavior 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 neurobiology and behavior program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The neurobiology and behavior 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 Great Lakes Region for Neurobiology and Behavior”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Neurobiology and Behavior

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Neurobiology and Behavior”.

Top 2 Best Neurobiology & Behavior Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan

479 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,686 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Neurobiology and Behavior list. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 23,350 students enrolled at Grand Valley State University, 479 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 198 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand Valley State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full Grand Valley State University Veteran Student Life Report

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

261 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$17,263 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Neurobiology and Behavior that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 70 ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees in 2020-2021.

Loyola Chicago also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 16,893 students enrolled at Loyola University Chicago, 261 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 165 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,263. During this same period, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Loyola University Chicago]](/colleges/loyola-university-chicago/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Neurobiology & Behavior Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.