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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,420 people earned their degree in biological and biomedical sciences (other), making the major the 148th most popular in the United States. 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 “Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences (other). This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in biological and biomedical sciences (other).
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Bakersfield. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bakersfield, California, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fresno Pacific University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s. Fresno Pacific University is a small school located in Fresno, California that handed out 6 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees 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%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Fresno Pacific
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scripps College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Scripps
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitzer College landed the #4 spot on the list. 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%. 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.
Full Pitzer College Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at University of California - Santa Cruz
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s. Azusa Pacific University is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. California State University - Fresno is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Full Fresno State 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 Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s. Saint Mary’s College of California is located in Moraga, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees to qualified students.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at SMC
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