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 Molecular Biology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,394 people earned their degree in molecular biology, making the major the 356th most popular in the United States.
Across Connecticut, there were 59 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,328 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Molecular Biology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in molecular biology. To top this list, a school must have a successful molecular biology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Molecular Biology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Molecular Biology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Molecular Biology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 12 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University Molecular Biology Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Molecular Biology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 0 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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