2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biochemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s
2
Ranked Colleges
88
Degrees Awarded
$48,106
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Biochemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 109 people earned their degree in biochemical engineering, making the major the 338th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biochemical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,106 and had an average of $25,144 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 biochemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Biochemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biochemical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biochemical engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biochemical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Biochemical Engineering Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Biochemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly for Biochemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying biochemical engineering.
Top 2 Best Biochemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Biochemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 64 bachelors’s biochemical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biochemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 37,437 students enrolled at University of Colorado Boulder, 1,379 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 968 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,889. In addition to receiving other benefits, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Colorado Boulder]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-boulder/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Biochemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s biochemical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biochemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 University of Georgia Veteran Student Life Report
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
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
