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2023 Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

11 Ranked Colleges
315 Degrees Awarded
$31,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 410 people earned their degree in biological/biosystems engineering, making the major the 639th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 315 biological/biosystems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological/biosystems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological/biosystems engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological/biosystems engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying biological/biosystems engineering.

Top 11 Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to qualified students.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Auburn supports 30,737 students, and 1,499 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 746 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Auburn University Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 31,089 students enrolled at University of Missouri - Columbia, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,384. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to qualified students.

UF also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Of the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 97%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Florida]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UARK]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot on the list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 49 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying biological/biosystems engineering list, UNL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 25,108 students enrolled at University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 690 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNL]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/student-life/veterans/)

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 112 of the 39,576 students enrolled at University of California - San Diego were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full University of California - San Diego Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. During this same period, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Oakland University is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 17 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Oakland also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.According to our most recent data, Oakland supports 18,552 students, and 323 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 197 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,271. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying biological/biosystems engineering list, UGA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of Georgia]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)

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Utah State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, USU supports 27,691 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying biological/biosystems engineering list, U of I has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, U of I supports 10,791 students, and 382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 248 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. During this same period, 29 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 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 University of Idaho]](/colleges/university-of-idaho/student-life/veterans/)

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