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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Delaware” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 107,165 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the 5th most popular major in the United States. 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 Delaware, there were 279 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,859 and $24,893 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Delaware” ranking analyzed 5 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 Highly Focused on Biology Major in Delaware”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for delaware biology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Delaware list. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biology degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Delaware. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 210 ’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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 Wesley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Delaware list. Wesley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 5 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #4 spot on the list. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a fairly large school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 22 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware. It awarded 6 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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