by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in District of Columbia” 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 District of Columbia, there were 478 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,021 and $23,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,283 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. That schools that top this list have a program in general biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in District of Columbia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in District of Columbia list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in District of Columbia list. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Biology at Catholic University of America
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 3 doctorate’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Biology at George Washington University
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