2023 Best General Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Virginia for Biology for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Virginia, there were 3,513 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,417 and $24,714 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s”.
Top 8 Best General Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 8 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
William & Mary also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 531 of the 8,939 students enrolled at William & Mary were GI Bill® students, of which 349 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,978. During this same period, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. William & Mary 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2020-2021.
VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Of the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. VCU 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%.
Full VCU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2020-2021.
GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.According to our most recent data, GMU supports 38,541 students, and 2,334 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. In addition to receiving other benefits, 42 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. GMU 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full George Mason University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #4 spot on the list. Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Of the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Old Dominion University]](/colleges/old-dominion-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Virginia Tech supports 37,024 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 108 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Hampton University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s ranking. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hampton, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Among the 3,516 students enrolled at Hampton University, 34 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,739. 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.
Full Hampton University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 35 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. During this same period, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Liberty University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)
Virginia State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Biology for a Master’s ranking. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Virginia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.According to our most recent data, Virginia State supports 4,020 students, and 368 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 112 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,578. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia State University]](/colleges/virginia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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