2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology in the New England Region

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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology is the 570th most popular major in the country with 524 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 24 cell/cellular biology and histology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 cell/cellular biology and histology graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cell/cellular biology and histology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in cell/cellular biology and histology.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Major in the New England Region”.

Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology in the New England Region

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

#4 overall quality in New England

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s cell/cellular biology and histology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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2

Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

#9 overall quality in New England

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 6 doctorate’s cell/cellular biology and histology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.1% 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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3

University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Major in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 0 doctorate’s cell/cellular biology and histology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

#3 overall quality in New England

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Major in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Harvard Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology Report

• Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology

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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