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2023 Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master'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 in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,577 bioengineering and biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioengineering and biomedical engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the bioengineering and biomedical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying bioengineering.

Top 25 Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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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 #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

UF also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, University of Florida supports 53,372 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #11 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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.

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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

Out of the 30 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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%.

Full University of Virginia Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 24 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

U Miami also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7.Among the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami, 4 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 $22,198. During this same period, 2 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 U Miami]](/colleges/university-of-miami/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 30 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioengineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Kentucky supports 29,986 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Kentucky offers 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 86%.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,102 of the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University were GI Bill® students, of which 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Carolina State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 Alabama at Birmingham came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 4 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying bioengineering list, UAB has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 22,563 students enrolled at UAB, 1,194 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,983. During this same period, 15 students received funds 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 86%.

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of Louisville is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 15 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying bioengineering list, UofL has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 22,211 students enrolled at UofL, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,972. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full University of Louisville Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 30,559 students enrolled at UT Knoxville, 1,122 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,650. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full UT Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. To help with additional expenses, 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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Clemson supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9.Of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 Virginia Tech]](/colleges/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UofSC also took the #12 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UofSC supports 35,470 students, and 1,609 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 651 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. On top of their other funding sources, 33 students received funds 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 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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With a ranking of #14, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 15 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, USF Tampa supports 50,626 students, and 2,211 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,241 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,943. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 32 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Tech, 430 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

George Mason University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 6 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying bioengineering list, GMU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 38,541 students enrolled at GMU, 2,334 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,710. On top of their other funding sources, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. GMU 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 86%. 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 GMU Veteran Student Life Report

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Florida Institute of Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bioengineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 6,775 students enrolled at Florida Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,500. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 4 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Virginia Commonwealth University]](/colleges/virginia-commonwealth-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 2 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 were 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas 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%. 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 University of Arkansas]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas/student-life/veterans/)

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Duke University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 98 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Duke supports 16,172 students, and 36 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,387. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Duke]](/colleges/duke-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State University]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Florida International University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,079 of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. FIU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.

Our most recent data shows that 766 of the 22,205 students enrolled at University of Memphis were GI Bill® students, of which 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,772. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, ECU supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full East Carolina University Veteran Student Life Report

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Bioengineering for a Master’s ranking. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 18 masters’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,227. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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