2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Biology for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
248
Degrees Awarded
$25,758
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Hawaii for Biology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 107,165 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,334 and had an average of $23,818 in loans still to pay off.
Across Hawaii, there were 253 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,758 and $22,920 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 248 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,385 and $28,544 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Biology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Biology for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii bachelor’s degree vets studying biology.
Top 3 Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Biology for a Bachelor’s. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 135 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Hawaii at Manoa supports 18,025 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hawaii at Manoa 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%.
Full UH Manoa Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Biology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Hawaii Pacific University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list.Our most recent data shows that 992 of the 4,243 students enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University were GI Bill® students, of which 829 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,333. During this same period, 307 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hawaii Pacific University 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hawaii Pacific University]](/colleges/hawaii-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Biology for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Hilo, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 147 of the 3,165 students enrolled at University of Hawaii at Hilo were GI Bill® students, of which 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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