by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 17,891 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,200 and $24,337 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 280 colleges that offer a degree 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 Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rockefeller University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rockefeller University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 83 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Biology at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryn Athyn College of the New Church. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Biology at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 63 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Biology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cheyney University of Pennsylvania General Biology Report
Medgar Evers College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 203 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 44 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Cumberland County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Vineland, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biology degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
Ursinus College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 49 ’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Juniata College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Juniata is a small school located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 ranking of #11, St Mary’s College of Maryland did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SMCM is located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Biology at St Mary’s College of Maryland
Houghton College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Houghton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houghton, New York. It awarded 30 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, SUNY Geneseo did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Geneseo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biology degrees to 137 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Chatham University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Chatham University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 79 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Washington College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Washington College is located in Chestertown, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 ’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Susquehanna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s biology degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of the Sciences ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s biology degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biology degrees to 344 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is a small school located in Bradford, Pennsylvania that handed out 24 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 #20, Howard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 208 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
With a ranking of #21, Swarthmore College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It awarded 42 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Wells College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Wells is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Lycoming College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lycoming is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Allegheny College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Allegheny College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Meadville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 35 ’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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Saint Peter’s University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saint Peter’s College is a small school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 71 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Saint Peter’s College
Not only did these schools make the top 43 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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