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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 177,778 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 the New England region, there were 11,911 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,886 and $24,431 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 284 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 36 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 biological & biomedical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region”.
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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 the New England Region”.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roxbury Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Roxbury Community College is a public institution located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Roxbury Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Landmark College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Landmark College is a small school located in Putney, Vermont that handed out 4 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Landmark College
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 49 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region. Bristol Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fall River, Massachusetts. It awarded 43 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Bristol
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at NECC
Holyoke Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Holyoke Community College is a public institution located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Holyoke Community College
With a ranking of #7, Quincy College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Quincy College is a small public school situated in Quincy, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Gardner, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Mount Wachusett Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Great Bay Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Great Bay Community College is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 6 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Great Bay Community College
Southern Maine Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 15 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at SMCC
Springfield Technical Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. STCC is a public institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Springfield Technical Community College
With a ranking of #12, Middlesex Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at MxCC
Pine Manor College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Pine Manor College
Massasoit Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Brockton, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Massasoit Community College
Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Massachusetts Bay Community College is located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at MassBay Community College
Quinsigamond Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Quinsigamond Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Cape Cod Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school situated in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Cape Cod Community College
With a ranking of #18, Capital Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Housatonic Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full Housatonic Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Central Maine Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Central Maine Technical College is a small school located in Auburn, Maine that handed out 3 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Central Maine Community College
Nashua Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Nashua Community College is a small school located in Nashua, New Hampshire that handed out 2 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Nashua Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Greenfield Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Greenfield Community College is a small public school situated in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of New Hampshire at Manchester did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Middlesex Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bedford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #25, Tunxis Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Tunxis Community College is a small school located in Farmington, Connecticut that handed out 2 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Tunxis Community College
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