2023 Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
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Degrees Awarded
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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 in Virginia for Clinical Laboratory Sciences for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology is the 191st most popular major in the country with 3,912 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 116 laboratory sciences and medical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality laboratory sciences and medical technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the laboratory sciences and medical technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 in Virginia for Clinical Laboratory Sciences for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Clinical Laboratory Sciences for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Clinical Laboratory Sciences for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Clinical Laboratory Sciences for a Master’s list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s clinical laboratory sciences degrees to qualified students.
VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia Commonwealth University]](/colleges/virginia-commonwealth-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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.
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