by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Ohio, there were 3,103 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,002 and $25,313 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,351 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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 ohio doctor’s degree biology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Biology at Case Western Reserve University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus General Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Cleveland State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 13 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Biology at Ohio State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #7, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio list. University of Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school situated in Oxford, Ohio. It awarded 2 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 88%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Ohio ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 258 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, 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%.
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