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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 107,165 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,334 and had an average of $23,818 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 891 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,221 and $21,931 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 861 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree biology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Philander Smith College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas. Philander Smith is a private not-for-profit institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lyon College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. Lyon is located in Batesville, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ouachita Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Ozarks landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clarksville, Arkansas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Williams Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. WBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hendrix College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas ranking. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Biology at University of Central Arkansas
With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 83 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 251 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a medium-sized school located in Fort Smith, Arkansas that handed out 44 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #12. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus General Biology Report
Central Baptist College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Henderson State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #15. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 71 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus General Biology Report
With a ranking of #18, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 42 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Harding University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Arkansas ranking. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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