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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 106,032 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $28,339 and had an average of $23,597 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 3,235 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,504 and $25,404 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 208 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,140 and $42,203 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree biology students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluefield College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluefield, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 84 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia list. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampton University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s biology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 39 masters’s biology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 93%.
With a ranking of #6, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Old Dominion University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia ranking. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Liberty University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 35 masters’s biology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
James Madison University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia ranking. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 10 masters’s biology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 91%.
Virginia Tech ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s biology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 348 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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