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2023 Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

124 Ranked Colleges
10,244 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor's

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 in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 95,999 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, biology studies is the 6th most popular major in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 11,339 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,244 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 124 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biology studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biology studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying biological sciences.

Top 25 Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 457 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.

Ohio State also made our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Ohio State supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Ohio State Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 244 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying biological sciences list, U-M has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U-M offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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 U-M Veteran Student Life Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Purdue also made our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 were 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 $7,765. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purdue University - Main Campus does offer 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Purdue]](/colleges/purdue-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 124 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 380 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 44,640 students enrolled at UW - Madison, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Madison 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - Madison]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 23,350 students enrolled at GVSU, 479 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 198 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,686. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. GVSU 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at GVSU]](/colleges/grand-valley-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 163 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 18,880 students enrolled at Miami University - Oxford, 405 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,877. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Miami University - Oxford does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Miami University - Oxford]](/colleges/miami-university-oxford/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 17,834 students enrolled at UChicago, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. On top of their other funding sources, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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%.

Full UChicago Veteran Student Life Report

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 11,550 students enrolled at Marquette, 140 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,404. On top of their other funding sources, 30 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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 #9, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of Dayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 77 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UDayton, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 197 of the 11,650 students enrolled at UDayton were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,930. To help with additional expenses, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UDayton 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 91%. 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 UDayton]](/colleges/university-of-dayton/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 35 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

WMU also took the #21 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Western Michigan University supports 19,887 students, and 584 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Michigan University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to 250 students in 2020-2021.

UC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” 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. 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 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%.

Full UC Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 239 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - La Crosse also took the #14 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 230 of the 10,531 students enrolled at UW - La Crosse were GI Bill® students, of which 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,846. 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-la-crosse/student-life/veterans/)

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 291 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Indiana University - Bloomington supports 43,064 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indiana University - Bloomington offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 IU Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 92 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, UW - Stevens Point supports 8,302 students, and 343 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 129 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,195. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Stevens Point does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - Stevens Point]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-stevens-point/student-life/veterans/)

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

With a ranking of #15, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan, 486 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,462. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

With a ranking of #16, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 53 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying biological sciences list, Notre Dame has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 12,809 students enrolled at University of Notre Dame were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,670. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Notre Dame]](/colleges/university-of-notre-dame/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 452 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.

UIC also made our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #17.According to our most recent data, University of Illinois at Chicago supports 33,518 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 $23,878. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.

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

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Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 125 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Illinois State supports 20,720 students, and 530 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 163 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,997. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds 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 Illinois State University]](/colleges/illinois-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 148 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.

Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 12,860 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,082. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SIUE]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-edwardsville/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 119 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.

Of the 24,565 students enrolled at UWM, 983 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 494 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,519. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full UWM Veteran Student Life Report

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Baldwin Wallace University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Ohio. It awarded 28 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 3,399 students enrolled at Baldwin Wallace College, 114 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,938. On top of their other funding sources, 37 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baldwin Wallace College 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 85%. 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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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 156 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.

IUPUI also made our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #22.Among the 29,390 students enrolled at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,439. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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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With a ranking of #23, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 71 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on this list, UW - River Falls is in the top on our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.Among the 5,855 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - River Falls, 185 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,939. To help with additional expenses, 16 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - River Falls]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-river-falls/student-life/veterans/)

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 306 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.

Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Biology Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 16,893 students enrolled at Loyola University Chicago, 261 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 165 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,263. To help with additional expenses, 78 students received scholarships through 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 85%. 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%.

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

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 177 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University, 470 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Wayne State University Veteran Student Life Report

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