Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Clinical Laboratory Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #1 spot on the list. Galveston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTMB Galveston, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 73 of the 3,458 students enrolled at UTMB Galveston were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,099. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 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%.
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