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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 554 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,366 and $28,217 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 437 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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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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 Biomedical Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’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 Biomedical Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Aloysius College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mount Aloysius is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cresson, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Mount Aloysius College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Swarthmore College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Swarthmore College
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biomedical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biomedical Science Major in Pennsylvania for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biomedical science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Carnegie Mellon
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