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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biotechnology is the 174th most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,907 and had an average of $20,555 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 296 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,454 and $24,446 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biotechnology programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Boston U also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Framingham State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s. Framingham State is a small school located in Framingham, Massachusetts that handed out 15 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Framingham State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 4,876 students enrolled at Framingham State University, 170 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 130 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,993. 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 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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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.According to our most recent data, Harvard supports 30,391 students, and 304 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 254 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s list. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 11 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Brandeis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis University, 41 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,483. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Biotech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

WPI also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Worcester Polytechnic Institute supports 6,920 students, and 77 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 47 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,341. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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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