2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biomathematics Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Biomathematics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biomathematics is the 859th most popular major in the country with 169 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 9 biomathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 biomathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biomathematics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in biomathematics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biomathematics.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biomathematics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biomathematics Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biomathematics Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biomathematics Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomathematics in the Great Lakes Region

1

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biomathematics Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s biomathematics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Biomathematics at Northern Michigan University

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

#1 overall quality in Great Lakes

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biomathematics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Biomathematics at Northwestern

• Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biomathematics

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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