2023 Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,200
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Great Lakes Region for Biological/Biosystems Engineering” ranking.
Biological/Biosystems Engineering is the 639th most popular major in the country with 410 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 17 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological/biosystems engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 Great Lakes Region for Biological/Biosystems Engineering”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological/Biosystems Engineering
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region vets studying biological/biosystems engineering.
Top 1 Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Biological/Biosystems Engineering list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 323 of the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland University were GI Bill® students, of which 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,271. To help with additional expenses, 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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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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