2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Plains States Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology is the 336th most popular major in the country with 1,511 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 139 biochemistry and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biochemistry and molecular biology programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biochemistry and molecular biology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Best Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s biochemistry and molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.
KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, KU supports 26,744 students, and 70 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. 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.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Doctorate list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biochemistry and molecular biology students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities supports 52,017 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 436 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
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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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