2023 Best Computational Biology Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computational Biology” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 209 people earned their degree in computational biology, making the major the 797th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 23 computational biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computational Biology” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computational biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computational biology programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the computational biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The computational biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computational Biology”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computational Biology

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computational Biology”.

Top 2 Best Computational Biology Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

2,109 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,630 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computational Biology that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Arlington also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 48,072 students enrolled at UT Arlington, 2,109 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Arlington]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-arlington/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of St. Thomas
Houston, Texas

91 GI Bill® Students**

$15,734 Average GI Bill® Award

$53,223 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Computational Biology. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified ’s computational biology students in 2020-2021.

UST also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 3,692 students enrolled at UST, 91 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,734. On top of their other funding sources, 21 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%.

Full University of St. Thomas Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Computational Biology Colleges for Veterans

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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