by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 180,206 biological & biomedical sciences students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In , biological & biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,465 and had an average of $23,988 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 703 biological & biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,741 and $24,053 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 636 biological & biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,251 and $23,910 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in biological & biomedical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in biological & biomedical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine. This small school is located in New Gloucester, Maine, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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 Bowdoin College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine. Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brunswick, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 78 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Bates
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 78 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #5 spot on the list. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 111 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine at Farmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. Farmington, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full University of Maine at Farmington Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. UMPI is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Full University of Maine at Presque Isle Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #10, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 20 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Saint Joseph’s Maine
Maine Maritime Academy came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. Maine Maritime Academy is a small school located in Castine, Maine that handed out 6 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Maine Maritime Academy
University of Southern Maine ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 54 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Southern Maine
Husson University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 3 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Husson
With a ranking of #14, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. University of Maine at Fort Kent is located in Fort Kent, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maine at Fort Kent Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Beal College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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