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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida” 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 Florida, there were 10,218 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,976 and $21,765 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,269 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barry University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 138 students in 2020-2021.
Full Barry University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 213 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 321 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tampa landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified masters’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 252 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full University of Florida Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Florida Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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Florida Atlantic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 60 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Florida Atlantic University
Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. JU is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 5 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #10. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, 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 95%.
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University of North Florida came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 12 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%.
University of Central Florida landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida ranking. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full University of Central Florida Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #15, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 7 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Florida International University
With a ranking of #16, Lynn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida list. Lynn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Lynn University
St. Thomas University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Florida ranking. Miami Gardens, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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