by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 177,778 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the 9th most popular major in the United States. 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 Arkansas, there were 1,033 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,221 and $21,960 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 902 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Philander Smith College landed the #1 spot on the list. Philander Smith College is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 23 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hendrix College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. Hendrix is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lyon College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas. Lyon is located in Batesville, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ouachita Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Ouachita Baptist Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
University of the Ozarks ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. Clarksville, Arkansas 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 18 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of the Ozarks Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Williams Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. Williams Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Central Arkansas is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full University of Central Arkansas Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Central Baptist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #11. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 251 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
John Brown University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at John Brown University
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 27 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Harding University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. Monticello, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas list. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 71 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Arkansas Tech University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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