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 “Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 West Virginia, there were 782 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,539 and $24,240 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 675 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,642 and $26,170 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in biological and biomedical sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 336 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 81 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 West Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in West Liberty, West Virginia, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s. Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the #5 spot on the list. Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Charleston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Concord University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. Athens, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
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West Virginia University Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. West Virginia University Tech is a small school located in Beckley, West Virginia that handed out 20 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Virginia Wesleyan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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West Virginia State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Institute, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia State University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Alderson Broaddus University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #12, Glenville State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Glenville, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Bethany College West Virginia landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bethany College West Virginia is located in Bethany, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Davis & Elkins College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Davis & Elkins College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elkins, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Salem University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. Salem is a small private for-profit school situated in Salem, West Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Wheeling University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in West Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wheeling University is a small school located in Wheeling, West Virginia that handed out 0 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 100%.
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