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2023 Best Developmental Biology & Embryology Colleges for Veterans

5 Ranked Colleges
90 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Developmental Biology and Embryology

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Developmental Biology and Embryology” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Developmental Biology & Embryology is the 1004th most popular major in the country with 90 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Developmental Biology and Embryology” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in developmental biology and embryology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent developmental biology and embryology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly for Developmental Biology and Embryology

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying developmental biology and embryology.

Top 5 Best Developmental Biology & Embryology Colleges for Veterans

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Developmental Biology and Embryology list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s developmental biology and embryology degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 241 of the 17,834 students enrolled at UChicago were GI Bill® students, of which 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. In addition to receiving other benefits, 58 students received funds through 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Chicago]](/colleges/university-of-chicago/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Developmental Biology and Embryology. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 12 ’s developmental biology and embryology degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our vets studying developmental biology and embryology list, UC has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 40,826 students enrolled at UC, 909 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. During this same period, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC]](/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Developmental Biology and Embryology that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Stanford also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Stanford University supports 15,953 students, and 188 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 118 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,909. In addition to receiving other benefits, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Stanford University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Developmental Biology and Embryology. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s developmental biology and embryology students in 2020-2021.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 15,449 students enrolled at Washington University in St Louis, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. To help with additional expenses, 1 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Washington University in St Louis Veteran Student Life Report

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Developmental Biology and Embryology that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s developmental biology and embryology degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Harvard University 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. 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%.

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