2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Physiology for a Bachelor’s

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 for Animal Physiology for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Animal Physiology is the 871st most popular major in the country with 153 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 animal physiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Physiology for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in animal physiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal physiology programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal physiology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Physiology for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Physiology for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Animal Physiology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Physiology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s animal physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animal Physiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, California

112 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Physiology for a Bachelor’s. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCSD also made our “Best Animal Physiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of California - San Diego supports 39,576 students, and 112 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - San Diego]](/colleges/university-of-california-san-diego/student-life/veterans/)

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

Footnotes

• *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.