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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 718 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 13 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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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 Virginia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Bluefield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluefield, Virginia. It awarded 106 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Virginia Medical School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 42 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 374 degrees to qualified masters’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Virginia State is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia State University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Hampton, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’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
Shenandoah University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Shenandoah University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winchester, Virginia. It awarded 8 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
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George Mason University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
William & Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #9. Williamsburg, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, 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.
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With a ranking of #11, Old Dominion University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 8 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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James Madison University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at James Madison University
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #13. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 381 masters’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Virginia
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