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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physiology & Pathology Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

30 Ranked Colleges
485 Degrees Awarded
$26,115 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 485 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree physiology students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Physiology & Pathology Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 182 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Case Western Reserve University

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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #2 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physiology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Medical College of Wisconsin

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Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedictine University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Benedictine U

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Carroll University
Waukesha, Wisconsin

Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll University landed the #4 spot on the list. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physiology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full Carroll U Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s physiology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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 more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Loyola Chicago

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 18 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 33 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 IUPUI Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 13 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Eastern Michigan University

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

With a ranking of #9, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State University is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 18 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Ball State

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With a ranking of #10, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physiology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Central Michigan Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 28 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, 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 96%.

Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at U-M

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Oakland University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oakland Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Concordia University, Wisconsin is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s physiology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Chicago

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full OHIO Athens Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 6 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Kent State

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s physiology students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Toledo Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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With a ranking of #20, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s physiology degrees to qualified students.

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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio State Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physiology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at SIUC

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 3 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Wayne State University

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full WMU Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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With a ranking of #24, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s physiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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With a ranking of #25, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physiology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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