by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
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 Plains States region, there were 766 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,893 and $24,247 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 660 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in physiology and pathology sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physiology and pathology sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region. Central is a small school located in Pella, Iowa that handed out 35 bachelors’s physiology 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany Lutheran College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physiology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Creighton
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 141 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at K -State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 32 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at St. Scholastica
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 282 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
With a ranking of #7, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 67 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Drury University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Drury University
University of Mary came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Mary
Briar Cliff University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Briar Cliff University is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
Full Briar Cliff University Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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