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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Plains States region, there were 10,692 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,918 and $24,179 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 940 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 48 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ponce Health Sciences University - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Ponce Health Sciences University - St Louis is a small private for-profit school situated in St.-Louis, Missouri. It awarded 38 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Ponce Health Sciences University - St Louis

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 90 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.

Full Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 28 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 34 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Rochester, Minnesota 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.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 173 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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University of Mary
Bismarck, North Dakota

University of Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at UMary

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at South Dakota State

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 30 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Louis University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

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The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at St. Scholastica

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Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa

Saint Ambrose University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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 Saint Ambrose University

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #13, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 36 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at WUSTL

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With a ranking of #14, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 53 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Iowa State

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

University of South Dakota ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of South Dakota

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Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

Wichita State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.

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University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #17, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 16 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Missouri - St Louis

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With a ranking of #18, A T Still University of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Kirksville, Missouri 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.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 0.3% 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 A T Still University of Health Sciences

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 17 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at North Dakota State University

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With a ranking of #20, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

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 full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 25 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UNL Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

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Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bemidji State University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

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Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Pittsburg State University is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Full Pitt State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Creighton University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 11 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 92%.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Creighton University

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