2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biological & Physical Science is the 38th most popular major in the country with 30,032 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , biological & physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,458 and had an average of $19,625 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 536 biological & physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a degree in biological & physical science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biological & physical science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major”.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. KGI is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 104 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Keck Graduate Institute
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 118 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 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 87%.
Full Touro College Biological & Physical Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 22 masters’s biological science 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 & Physical Science at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences landed the #4 spot on the list. UAMS is a small public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 8 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 full report on Biological & Physical Science at UAMS
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological science students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Morgan State
Dartmouth College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 21 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Dartmouth Biological & Physical Science Report
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school situated in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Full East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Biological & Physical Science Report
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s biological science 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%.
Full UMass Dartmouth Biological & Physical Science Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking, coming in at #9. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological science degrees to 92 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick Biological & Physical Science Report
University of Northern Iowa ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 7 masters’s biological science 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%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at UNI
Texas Tech University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 full report on Biological & Physical Science at Texas Tech
University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking, coming in at #12. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 18 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Rhode Island Biological & Physical Science Report
With a ranking of #13, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 17 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Louisiana Tech University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Full Louisiana Tech Biological & Physical Science Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 27 masters’s biological science 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 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%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at University of Virginia
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s biological science 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%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Stephen F Austin State University
Clarkson University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. Clarkson University is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Clarkson University
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 7 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Biological & Physical Science Report
With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full UT Dallas Biological & Physical Science Report
Missouri Western State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. Missouri Western State University is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 0 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Missouri Western Biological & Physical Science Report
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking, coming in at #21. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at The University of Texas at El Paso
With a ranking of #22, Delta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. Delta State University is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 3 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Delta State University
University of South Alabama landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 full report on Biological & Physical Science at University of South Alabama
The University of Texas Medical Branch came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. This small school is located in Galveston, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s biological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at The University of Texas Medical Branch
Western Kentucky University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s biological science students 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%.
Full WKU Biological & Physical Science Report
