2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
2
Ranked Colleges
454
Degrees Awarded
$18,491
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 177,778 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,469 and had an average of $23,170 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 41,349 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,993 and $24,180 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 454 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and biomedical sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological and biomedical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for an Associate list. Savannah State University is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 26 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Savannah State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Savannah State University supports 3,488 students, and 285 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 97 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,337. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Savannah State University]](/colleges/savannah-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for an Associate list. Located in Wesson, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 82 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Copiah-Lincoln Community College supports 2,907 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,608. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a More Focused Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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.
Credits
college factual
