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 “Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is the 64th most popular major in the country with 14,535 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,891 and had an average of $21,836 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 275 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,128 and $22,708 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. To top this list, a school must have a successful biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s biochemistry degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biochemistry degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. RFUMS is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biochemistry degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biochemistry Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 30 masters’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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