by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Highly Focused on Evolutionary Biology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Evolutionary Biology is the 890th most popular major in the country with 142 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 7 evolutionary biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Evolutionary Biology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in evolutionary biology. That schools that top this list have a program in evolutionary biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The evolutionary biology 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 Highly Focused on Evolutionary Biology Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region evolutionary biology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara City College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Evolutionary Biology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s evolutionary biology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Evolutionary Biology Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 2 ’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Evolutionary Biology Major in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s evolutionary biology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Evolutionary Biology Major in the Far Western US Region. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 1 ’s evolutionary biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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