by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Massachusetts” 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 Massachusetts, there were 110 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in biological and physical science.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The biological science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Massachusetts”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Massachusetts”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Brockton, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological science degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Massasoit Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Massachusetts. UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Biological & Physical Science Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at UMass Amherst
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Essex Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Massachusetts. Haverhill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biological science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cambridge College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s biological science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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.
American International College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
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