Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Of the 38,541 students enrolled at GMU, 2,334 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,710. During this same period, 42 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.