2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Medical Scientist is the 484th most popular major in the country with 853 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 96 medical scientist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in medical scientist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medical scientist programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the medical scientist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s”.
Top 9 Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying medical scientist list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s medical scientist degrees to qualified students.
U Miami also made our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Miami does offer 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 91%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at U Miami]](/colleges/university-of-miami/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s medical scientist degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying medical scientist list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 86%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s medical scientist degrees to qualified students.
Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 21,014 students enrolled at Ole Miss, 46 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ole Miss Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical University of South Carolina. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s medical scientist students in 2020-2021.
MUSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, MUSC supports 3,083 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 11 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
WVU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 26,269 students enrolled at West Virginia University, 1,033 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,599. During this same period, 66 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full WVU Veteran Student Life Report
Vanderbilt University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s medical scientist degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt University, 13 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 $17,769. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Vanderbilt University]](/colleges/vanderbilt-university/student-life/veterans/)
Morehouse School of Medicine did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s medical scientist students in 2020-2021.
MSM also made our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 665 students enrolled at MSM, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,373. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full MSM Veteran Student Life Report
Emory University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Scientist for a Master’s list. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 16 masters’s medical scientist degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Medical Scientist Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory University 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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.
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