by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 17 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biophysics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biophysics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biophysics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region list. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 3 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, 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 Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s biophysics degrees to qualified 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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 Eckerd College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region list. Eckerd College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Petersburg, Florida. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ouachita Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region list. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biophysics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biophysics Major in the Southeast Region. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biophysics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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