by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 865 people earned their degree in biology education, making the major the 467th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biology education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biology education.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree biology teacher education students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major list. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 6 doctorate’s biology teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, 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 Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Biology Teacher Education Major. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biology teacher education degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
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