2023 Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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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 the Southeast Region for Medical Science for a Doctorate” ranking.
Medical Science is the 255th most popular major in the country with 909 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, medical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $112,309 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 100 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $101,041 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Science for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in medical science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medical science programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the medical science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Science for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying medical science.
Top 2 Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Science for a Doctorate. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medical science students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,986 students enrolled at UK 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UK offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 UK Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Medical Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s medical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University 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. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 Louisiana State University]](/colleges/louisiana-state-university-and-agricultural-and-mechanical-college/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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