2023 Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Molecular Biology for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,394 people earned their degree in molecular biology, making the major the 356th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 140 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Molecular Biology for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in molecular biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Southeast Region for Molecular Biology for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying molecular biology.
Top 2 Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Molecular Biology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s molecular biology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
ECU also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 28,798 students enrolled at East Carolina University, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. East Carolina University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full East Carolina University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Molecular Biology for a Master’s list. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.
Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 4,884 students enrolled at Lipscomb, 235 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 184 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,878. On top of their other funding sources, 72 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 Lipscomb 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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