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 Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 5,024 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,226 and $24,189 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,964 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 37 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 colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Southern Virginia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buena Vista, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Virginia University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christopher Newport University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Christopher Newport University is located in Newport News, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 194 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randolph College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia. Randolph College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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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Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Randolph - Macon College landed the #4 spot on the list. Randolph - Macon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Randolph - Macon Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampden - Sydney College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hampden - Sydney College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Virginia Union University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. VUU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hampton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Hampton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 83 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hampton University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Roanoke College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Salem, Virginia 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 43 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Roanoke College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Virginia Military Institute landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Military Institute is located in Lexington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Mary Washington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
William & Mary ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 222 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at William & Mary
Hollins University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #12. Roanoke, Virginia 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 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Hollins University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Richmond did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Located in University of Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 90 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at URichmond
Bridgewater College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Bridgewater, Virginia 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 26 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%.
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Washington and Lee University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Lexington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Washington and Lee University
Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #16. Virginia Beach, Virginia 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 25 students in 2020-2021.
Norfolk State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Norfolk State University is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Virginia State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Virginia State is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 48 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #19. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 657 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 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Virginia Tech
University of Lynchburg came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Lynchburg
Shenandoah University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Winchester, Virginia 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 76 students 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 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Shenandoah
Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #22. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 452 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
James Madison University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 260 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at James Madison University
Old Dominion University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school awarded 242 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 346 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Virginia
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