by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) is the 148th most popular major in the country with 4,420 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,869 and had an average of $22,288 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 642 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,566 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences (other). The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biological and biomedical sciences (other) 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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Bakersfield landed the #1 spot on the list. CSUB is a fairly large school located in Bakersfield, California that handed out 60 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at CSUB
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scripps College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biomedical science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Scripps College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California list. Located in Fresno, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biomedical science 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%.
Full Fresno Pacific Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. 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.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #4 spot on the list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biomedical science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at UC Santa Cruz
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pitzer College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California. Pitzer College is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Pitzer College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #4 spot on the list. Fresno State is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at California State University - Fresno
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biomedical Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biomedical science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Azusa Pacific
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