by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Nevada” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biology Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 95,999 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Nevada, there were 561 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 484 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,298 and $27,287 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Nevada” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biology studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The biological sciences 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Nevada”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nevada bachelor’s degree biological sciences students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 270 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school awarded 178 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.
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 be in good company if you decide to attend Nevada State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Nevada list. NSC is located in Henderson, Nevada and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sierra Nevada College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Nevada. SNC is located in Incline Village, Nevada and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Elko, Nevada, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.
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