by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biology Education is the 467th most popular major in the country with 865 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 41 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in biology education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biology education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Xavier University landed the #1 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Elmhurst, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 11 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augustana College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois. Augustana College is a small school located in Rock Island, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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DePaul University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Chicago landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Central College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois ranking. North Central is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naperville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
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Bradley University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois ranking. Bradley University is located in Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 ranking of #7, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois list. TIU Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Trinity Christian College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major in Illinois list. Located in Palos Heights, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biology teacher education students 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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