by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Utah” 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 Utah, there were 829 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,468 and $16,097 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biology degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 Westminster College Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, 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.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #3 spot on the list. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 300 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 210 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Dixie State University is a public institution located in Saint George, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah ranking, coming in at #6. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 103 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Snow College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah ranking. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 16 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah ranking. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 28 ’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Weber State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah ranking. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Biology Major in Utah list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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