2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
41
Degrees Awarded
$26,200
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 649 people earned their degree in general genetics, making the major the 519th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 68 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 general genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general genetics programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general genetics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Genetics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State, 814 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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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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