by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 180,206 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Arkansas, there were 971 biological & biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,221 and $20,990 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 753 biological & biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,634 and $22,457 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in biological & biomedical sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biological & biomedical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Philander Smith College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hendrix College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. Hendrix is a small school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 46 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lyon College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas. Lyon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 23 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ouachita Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
University of the Ozarks did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Clarksville, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences 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%.
Williams Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. This small school is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Arkansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences students 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%.
Central Baptist College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees to 7 students 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%.
Full Central Baptist College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees to 54 students 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%.
Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 190 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 87%.
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #12. Fort Smith, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees to 36 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%.
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John Brown University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. John Brown University is a small school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 20 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full John Brown University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is located in Magnolia, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Henderson State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full Henderson State University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Harding University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Harding University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public institution located in Monticello, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 68 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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Arkansas Tech University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s biological & biomedical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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