2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Clinical Laboratory Science for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Texas for Clinical Laboratory Science for a Master’s” ranking.

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science is the 93rd most popular major in the country with 18,901 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, clinical/medical laboratory science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,036 and had an average of $19,885 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 1,166 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,215 and $18,855 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Clinical Laboratory Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in clinical/medical laboratory science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical/medical laboratory science programs and a strong support system for 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 clinical/medical laboratory science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Clinical Laboratory Science for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Clinical Laboratory Science for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

1

Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

755 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Clinical Laboratory Science for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 24 masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.

Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, Tarleton State University supports 14,016 students, and 755 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 317 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,304. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Tarleton State University Veteran Student Life Report

2

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

150 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$7,669 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Clinical Laboratory Science for a Master’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

UT Health San Antonio also took the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 3,478 students enrolled at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 150 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 77 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,669. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 UT Health San Antonio Veteran Student Life Report

3

The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas

73 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$10,099 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Clinical Laboratory Science for a Master’s. The University of Texas Medical Branch is located in Galveston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s clinical laboratory science degrees to qualified students.

UTMB Galveston also took the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 73 of the 3,458 students enrolled at UTMB Galveston were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,099. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 UTMB Galveston Veteran Student Life Report

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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla.