2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bio Engineering for a Master’s
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bio Engineering for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Biomedical Engineering is the 71st most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biomedical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,445 and had an average of $22,702 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 106 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,162 and $25,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bio Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biomedical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biomedical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the biomedical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bio Engineering for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree vets studying bio engineering.
Top 2 Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bio Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 18 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 88%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at George Washington University]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Bio Engineering for a Master’s list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.
CUA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 5,366 students enrolled at CUA, 196 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,878. During this same period, 53 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CUA offers 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%.
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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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