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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 9,568 people earned their degree in physiology & pathology sciences, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States. In , physiology & pathology sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $29,932 and had an average of $25,734 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 756 physiology & pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,893 and $22,733 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 physiology & pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in physiology & pathology sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physiology & pathology sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree physiology students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 8 masters’s physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2021-2022.
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 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 3 masters’s physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Ambrose University Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #4 spot on the list. UNMC is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 5 masters’s physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physiology degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Wichita State University
With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
University of Iowa ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #11, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Briar Cliff University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Briar Cliff University
Cleveland University - Kansas City ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 0 masters’s physiology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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