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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Physiology & Pathology Sciences is the 88th most popular major in the country with 8,813 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Illinois, there were 119 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $14,839 and $26,707 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physiology and pathology sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in physiology and pathology sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 4 doctorate’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s physiology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physiology students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physiology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Illinois list. RFUMS is located in North Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s physiology degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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