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. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 95,999 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, biology studies is the 6th most popular major in the United States.
Across Virginia, there were 3,097 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biology studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biology studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia. Virginia State University is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampton University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia. Hampton University is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 7 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 37 masters’s biological sciences degrees 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 2.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 Old Dominion University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia list. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
James Madison University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia list. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 93%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological sciences degrees to 351 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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