by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Alabama” 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 Alabama, there were 306 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,180 and $23,115 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,366 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 3 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Alabama” 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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Alabama”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Tuskegee University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tuskegee University Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Alabama list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 17 doctorate’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physiology Major in Alabama. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 11 doctorate’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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