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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 10,249 people earned their degree in neurosciences, making the major the 81st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 926 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in neurosciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent neurosciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate”.

Top 6 Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Texas A&M University - College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 4 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying neurosciences list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona also took the #5 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 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 85%.

Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s neurosciences students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 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 $2,893. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UT Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s neurosciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying neurosciences list, UT Dallas has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 28,669 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Dallas were GI Bill® students, of which 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Dallas 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 90%. 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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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UTHealth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 5,608 students enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 UTHealth Veteran Student Life Report

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