by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s” 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 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 “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general biology programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Valley State University is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 20 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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 Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s. Oakland University is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 11 masters’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Biology at Central Michigan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized school located in Marquette, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Andrews University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is a small school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 3 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine General Biology Report
Michigan State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Biology at Michigan State University
Wayne State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2020-2021.
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