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2023 Best Evolutionary Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

5 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$33,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s” 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 Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in evolutionary biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great evolutionary biology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Master’s

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

Top 5 Best Evolutionary Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Master’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s evolutionary biology degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Master’s. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 8 masters’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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 88%. 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 Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.

UChicago also made our “Best Evolutionary Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, UChicago supports 17,834 students, and 241 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 113 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,948. In addition to receiving other benefits, 58 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Master’s list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s evolutionary biology students in 2020-2021.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Yale University 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Evolutionary Biology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Evolutionary Biology Master’s Degree Schools” 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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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