by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 10,159 people earned their degree in biochemistry, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 229 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $82,783 and $153,500 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biochemistry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biochemistry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree biological chemistry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rush University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to 35 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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