by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Michigan, there were 2,795 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,073 and $24,969 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 12 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 biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree biology students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University School of Medicine General Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan. Andrews University is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 3.5%, 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 Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 23 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Grand Valley State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan list. GVSU is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 20 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 more about General Biology at Grand Valley State University
With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan list. University of Michigan - Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oakland University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan ranking. Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 8 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #10. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 6 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Michigan State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in Michigan ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 2 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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