by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,993 people earned their degree in general physiology, making the major the 229th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 93 general physiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general physiology. To top this list, a school must have a successful general physiology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The general physiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Lisle, Illinois, and it awarded 33 ’s general physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 33 ’s general physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified ’s general physiology students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s general physiology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 ’s general physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Physiology Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. RFUMS is a small school located in North Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s general physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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