by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Maine, there were 707 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,752 and $25,624 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 662 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biological and biomedical sciences.
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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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine. Unity, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Unity College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowdoin College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine. Bowdoin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brunswick, Maine. It awarded 89 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 74 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. 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.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of New England
University of Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 142 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full University of Maine Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
University of Maine at Farmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #7. Farmington, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Maine at Farmington Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. Augusta, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. Located in Presque Isle, Maine, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Maine at Presque Isle
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. Standish, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full Saint Joseph’s Maine Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #11, Maine Maritime Academy did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. This small school is located in Castine, Maine, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Maine Maritime Academy
University of Southern Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #12. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Southern Maine
Husson University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 Husson University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #14, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine list. University of Maine at Fort Kent is located in Fort Kent, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maine at Fort Kent Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Beal College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Maine ranking. Beal College is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Beal College
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