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2023 Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
311 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 in the New England Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 11,166 people earned their degree in general biomedical sciences, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 648 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 311 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general biomedical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biomedical sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 general biomedical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying biomedical sciences.

Top 5 Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 150 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying biomedical sciences list, UNH has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus supports 14,348 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 UNH Veteran Student Life Report

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Quinnipiac also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 9,746 students enrolled at Quinnipiac, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,337. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full Quinnipiac Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #3 spot on the list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

URI also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 17,649 students enrolled at URI, 381 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,022. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. URI offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

Salem State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Salem State University supports 7,242 students, and 273 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 160 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,582. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Salem State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Salem State Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. UNE is a medium-sized school located in Biddeford, Maine that handed out 47 bachelors’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UNE also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 7,208 students enrolled at University of New England, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,574. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New England 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%.

Full UNE Veteran Student Life Report

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