2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Biomathematics

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Biomathematics” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Biomathematics is the 859th most popular major in the country with 169 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Tennessee, there were 6 biomathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Biomathematics” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in biomathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biomathematics programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biomathematics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Biomathematics

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee vets studying biomathematics.

Top 2 Best Biomathematics Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

1

University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

766 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$7,772 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Biomathematics list. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 4 ’s biomathematics degrees in 2020-2021.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 22,205 students enrolled at University of Memphis, 766 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,772. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Memphis does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UofM]](/colleges/university-of-memphis/student-life/veterans/)

2

Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee

30 GI Bill® Students**

$13,148 Average GI Bill® Award

$66,619 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhodes College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Biomathematics list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 ’s biomathematics degrees in 2020-2021.

Rhodes College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Rhodes College supports 1,875 students, and 30 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 21 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,148. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Rhodes College 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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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