2023 Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Biological Science for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 30,075 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,402 and had an average of $15,005 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in biological and physical science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and physical science 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 biological and physical science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying biological science.
Top 19 Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 73 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s list. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at William & Mary, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 8,939 students enrolled at William & Mary, 531 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 349 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,978. On top of their other funding sources, 5 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full William & Mary Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological science degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying biological science list, UMCP has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 40,709 students enrolled at UMCP, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMCP]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s list. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Northern Iowa supports 9,507 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 99 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,033. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Northern Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University 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 87%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 20 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia supports 25,628 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of Virginia Veteran Student Life Report
Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 1 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers Newark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Rutgers University - Newark supports 13,231 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $29,673. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 Rutgers University - Newark Veteran Student Life Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 1 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
CU Anschutz also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,723 students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%.
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University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 4 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 14,224 students enrolled at USA, 868 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 411 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,549. To help with additional expenses, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of South Alabama]](/colleges/university-of-south-alabama/student-life/veterans/)
Louisiana Tech University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s ranking. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 5 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana Tech also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14.According to our most recent data, Louisiana Tech University supports 11,126 students, and 29 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 26 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,493. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Louisiana Tech University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Louisiana Tech]](/colleges/louisiana-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Louisiana State University supports 34,285 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Louisiana State University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological science degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 12,380 students enrolled at UCCS, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCCS 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%.
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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
UT Dallas also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Dallas supports 28,669 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,706. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Dallas offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Full The University of Texas at Dallas Veteran Student Life Report
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s ranking. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 12,620 students enrolled at SFASU, 427 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SFASU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Touro College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 114 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Touro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 11,699 students enrolled at Touro College, 5 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 $27,456. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.
Full Touro Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
UTEP also took the #17 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 24,879 students enrolled at UTEP, 1,873 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. During this same period, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Veteran Student Life Report
Missouri Western State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s ranking. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying biological science list, Missouri Western has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 4,911 students enrolled at Missouri Western State University, 161 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,005. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri Western State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Missouri Western State University]](/colleges/missouri-western-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Keck Graduate Institute ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Biological Science for a Master’s list. Keck Graduate Institute is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 83 masters’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying biological science list, KGI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 631 students enrolled at Keck Graduate Institute, 6 were 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 $17,724. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Keck Graduate Institute Veteran Student Life Report
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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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