2023 Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,500
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 410 people earned their degree in biological/biosystems engineering, making the major the 639th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 28 biological/biosystems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological/biosystems engineering programs and a strong support system for 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The biological/biosystems engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying biological/biosystems engineering.
Top 1 Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Biological/Biosystems Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/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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