by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 107,165 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. 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 the Plains States region, there were 6,642 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,028 and $24,478 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,910 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 157 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general biology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree biology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harris - Stowe State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Harris - Stowe State University is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region. York College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in York, Nebraska. It awarded 13 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Morris. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Morris, Minnesota, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Morris General Biology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethany College Kansas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region. Bethany College Kansas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lindsborg, Kansas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 157 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Wesleyan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. It awarded 17 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Carleton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Carleton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 53 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St Olaf College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s biology 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 0.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Ottawa University - Ottawa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa is a small school located in Ottawa, Kansas that handed out 11 bachelors’s biology degrees 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.
Read more about General Biology at Ottawa University - Ottawa
College of Saint Benedict ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. CSB is a small school located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota that handed out 48 bachelors’s biology 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Macalester College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Macalester College is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 56 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 45 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Biology at Concordia College Moorhead
Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 46 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Biology at Nebraska Wesleyan University
Cleveland University - Kansas City ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Cleveland University - Kansas City is a small school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 14 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Drury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Newman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Wartburg College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wartburg College is located in Waverly, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Grinnell College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Grinnell College is located in Grinnell, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Gustavus Adolphus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Peter, Minnesota. 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 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Biology at Gustavus Adolphus College
Coe College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern Health Sciences University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Northwestern Health Sciences University is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #22, Augustana University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology 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%.
Read full report on General Biology at Augustana Sioux Falls
Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Pella, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Truman State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Truman State is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 94 bachelors’s biology 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Tabor College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hillsboro, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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