by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Washington” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 30,075 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,402 and had an average of $15,005 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 242 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,655 and $22,640 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Washington” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in biological and physical science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in biological and physical science.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Washington”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, The Evergreen State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Olympia, Washington, this small public school handed out 136 diplomas to qualified ’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
Full The Evergreen State College Biological & Physical Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Washington. Whitworth is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Whitworth
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Washington list. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Western Washington University
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puget Sound landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Puget Sound
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Washington. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological science degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Washington State University Biological & Physical Science Report
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