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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 177,778 biological and biomedical sciences students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,469 and had an average of $23,170 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 7,924 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,459 and $25,989 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 135 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biological and biomedical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 37 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Northampton Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Montgomery County Community College is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luzerne County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania. Luzerne County Community College is a public institution located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Community College of Allegheny County ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Allegheny County Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Butler County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. Butler County Community College is a small school located in Butler, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Bucks County Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Westmoreland County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Westmoreland College is a public institution located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Keystone College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in La Plume, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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York College of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 38 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Immaculata University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Immaculata University is a small school located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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