by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Microbiology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 466 people earned their degree in environmental biology, making the major the 599th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 24 environmental biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Microbiology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in environmental biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their environmental biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region environmental microbiology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wingate University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Microbiology Major in the Southeast Region list. Wingate University is a small school located in Wingate, North Carolina that handed out 13 ’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Microbiology Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 ’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Microbiology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 2 ’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Microbiology Major in the Southeast Region. Troy University is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 3 ’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Microbiology Major in the Southeast Region. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s environmental microbiology degrees to qualified students.
Sewanee - The University of the South ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Microbiology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s environmental microbiology students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Sewanee - The University of the South Environmental Biology Report
Carson - Newman University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Microbiology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 ’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
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