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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 95,999 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, biology studies is the 6th most popular major in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 3,523 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in biology studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in biology studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 86%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #3 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biology Studies at Western Carolina University
With a ranking of #6, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. NC A&T is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Elizabeth City State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.
Wake Forest University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 2 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
With a ranking of #10, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Biology Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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