by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,247 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,579 and had an average of $23,052 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 60 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. That schools that top this list have a program in ecology, evolution and systematics biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree ecology students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Memorial University landed the #1 spot on the list. LMU is a medium-sized school located in Harrogate, Tennessee that handed out 11 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the #2 spot on the list. Christian Brothers is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee. Bethel is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Lee University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Vanderbilt University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee ranking. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #7, Carson - Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee list. Carson - Newman is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Carson - Newman University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Sewanee - The University of the South landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in Tennessee ranking. Sewanee, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Sewanee - The University of the South Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
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