by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Biology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 1,954 people earned their degree in human biology, making the major the 191st most popular in the United States. In , human biology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,081 and had an average of $16,766 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 907 human biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,154 and $15,645 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 human biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,633 and $152,837 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Biology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in human biology.
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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Biology Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree human biology students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Biology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 7 doctorate’s human biology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Human Biology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 218 doctorate’s human biology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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