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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological Engineering for a Bachelor’s

4 Ranked Colleges
162 Degrees Awarded
$52,770 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological Engineering for a Bachelor's

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In 2020-2021, 410 people earned their degree in biological engineering, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biological engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,766 and had an average of $20,584 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 178 biological engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,770 and $22,501 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 162 biological engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 4 Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological Engineering for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,499 of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University were GI Bill® students, of which 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,423. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UF also made our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 53,372 students enrolled at UF were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UF offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 39 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UARK also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UARK supports 27,562 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Biological Engineering for a Bachelor’s. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 50 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.

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