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 “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biological & Physical Science is the 38th most popular major in the country with 30,075 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the New England region, there were 177 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,628 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular biological and physical science programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region. Massasoit Community College is located in Brockton, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 ’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Full Massasoit Community College Biological & Physical Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological science degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Anselm College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region list. St. Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Saint Anselm College Biological & Physical Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 15 ’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Biological & Physical Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 14 ’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Dartmouth College
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at UMass Amherst
Community College of Rhode Island came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region ranking. Community College of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Warwick, Rhode Island. It awarded 7 ’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middletown, Connecticut. It awarded 6 ’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Wesleyan University Biological & Physical Science Report
Northern Essex Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region list. NECC is a small public school situated in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 ’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Northern Essex Community College
Cambridge College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region ranking. Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s biological science 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.
American International College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region list. American International College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Bennington College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region list. Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Plymouth State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth State University is a small public school situated in Plymouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 0 ’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Plymouth State University
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