by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Maine, there were 352 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,995 and $24,264 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,243 and $0 respectively.
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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine doctor’s degree biology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Major in Maine list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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