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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 the New England region, there were 5,194 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,687 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 105 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree biological sciences students.
Out of the 105 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire at Manchester. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. 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.
Read full report on Biology Studies at University of New Hampshire at Manchester
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Saint Michael’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colchester, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williams College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region. Williams College is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Holyoke College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Mount Holyoke College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It awarded 46 bachelors’s biological sciences 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Biology Studies at Mount Holyoke College
With a ranking of #6, Eastern Nazarene College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Eastern Nazarene College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Quincy, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees 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.
Wheaton College Massachusetts came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Norton, Massachusetts. It awarded 29 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Providence College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Connecticut College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Conn College is located in New London, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of the Holy Cross landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 89%. 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.
Brandeis University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 135 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bates College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Bates College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lewiston, Maine. It awarded 32 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, Smith College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bowdoin College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Bowdoin College is a small school located in Brunswick, Maine that handed out 34 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Worcester State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Worcester State University is a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Wellesley College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Pine Manor College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #18, Stonehill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Easton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Assumption University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Assumption University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biology Studies at Assumption University
With a ranking of #20, Colby College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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 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.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 193 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Biology Studies Report
University of Maine at Farmington ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. UMaine Farmington is a small school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 20 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Amherst College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Amherst College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 22 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Boston College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to 231 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Elms College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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