2023 Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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$35,500
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 142 people earned their degree in evolutionary biology, making the major the 890th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in evolutionary biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality evolutionary biology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the evolutionary biology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate”.
Top 9 Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.
USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, USC supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Full USC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Cornell supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
GWU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, GWU supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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%.
Full GWU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.
UChicago also made our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 17,834 students enrolled at University of Chicago, 241 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,948. During this same period, 58 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 Chicago Veteran Student Life Report
San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s evolutionary biology students in 2020-2021.
SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 36,334 students enrolled at San Diego State University, 1,433 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 853 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,806. During this same period, 0 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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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With a ranking of #7, Yale University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate list. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 8 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Yale supports 12,060 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.
UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 26,434 students enrolled at University of California - Riverside were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,182. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 UCR Veteran Student Life Report
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Doctorate list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 2 doctorate’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying evolutionary biology list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Evolutionary Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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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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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