2023 Best Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Master’s. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biochemistry and molecular biology degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at USC were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 California - Irvine
Irvine, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Master’s list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 2 masters’s biochemistry and molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at University of California - Irvine, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 California - Riverside
Riverside, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Master’s. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s biochemistry and molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 26,434 students enrolled at University of California - Riverside, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,182. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 2 masters’s biochemistry and molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State also made our “Best Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Oregon State supports 32,312 students, and 1,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. During this same period, 17 students qualified for 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 85%, 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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