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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,813 people earned their degree in physiology and pathology sciences, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, physiology and pathology sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,932 and had an average of $23,672 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,001 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,722 and $25,794 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 423 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physiology and pathology sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physiology and pathology sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree physiology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hiram College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Hiram College is a small school located in Hiram, Ohio that handed out 16 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Hiram College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Taylor University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Taylor U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Upland, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Taylor University Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Marquette
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #4 spot on the list. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 16 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Indiana Wesleyan University
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baldwin Wallace University landed the #5 spot on the list. Baldwin Wallace College is located in Berea, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Baldwin Wallace University
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Concordia University, Wisconsin
With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 136 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Michigan State
Ashland University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ashland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physiology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Ashland
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physiology degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at OHIO Athens
With a ranking of #10, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Marian University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marian is a small school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Marian University
Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Chicago Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at IU Bloomington
With a ranking of #14, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Dayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Dayton
Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
Full Ohio University - Eastern Campus Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
With a ranking of #15, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Zanesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physiology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at OHIO Zanesville
University of Toledo ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Toledo
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Lancaster, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physiology students in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Chillicothe is a small school located in Chillicothe, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
Bradley University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bradley University is located in Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Bradley University Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
Ohio University - Southern Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Southern is a public institution located in Ironton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Ohio University - Southern Campus
With a ranking of #15, Augustana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Augustana
Carroll University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Carroll U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Carroll U
Illinois College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Jacksonville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physiology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Illinois College Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
Northern Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized school located in Marquette, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
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