by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Biophysics is the 732nd most popular major in the country with 269 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 59 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biophysics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biophysics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Union College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Angwin, California, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scripps College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Scripps College is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biophysics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont McKenna College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 1.3% 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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biophysics students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the #5 spot on the list. University of San Diego is located in San Diego, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s biophysics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biophysics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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La Sierra University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Pitzer College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Pitzer College is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Walla Walla University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in College Place, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biophysics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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