by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Virginia, there were 3,513 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,417 and $24,714 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 229 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. To top this list, a school must have a successful general biology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree biology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Bluefield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluefield, Virginia. It awarded 106 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 35 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 8 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 Old Dominion University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s. Old Dominion is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Old Dominion University
Hampton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Virginia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking. Virginia State University is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 6 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
James Madison University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Biology at James Madison University
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 351 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on General Biology at University of Virginia
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