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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science Education

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Science Education is the 370th most popular major in the country with 1,371 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 429 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major” ranking analyzed 244 colleges that offered a degree in science education. That schools that top this list have a program in science education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree physical science education students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science Education

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Martin Luther College
New Ulm, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Martin Luther College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major. Martin Luther College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Ulm, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full MLC Science Education Report

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Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hobe Sound Bible College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major. Hobe Sound Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobe Sound, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Science Education at Hobe Sound Bible College

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calvin University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Science Education at Calvin University

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Albion College
Albion, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albion College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Albion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Albion, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Science Education at Albion

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Out of the 244 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Cayey landed the #5 spot on the list. UPR Cayey is located in Cayey, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Science Education at UPR Cayey

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Dine College
Tsaile, Arizona

Dine College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Dine College is located in Tsaile, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Science Education at Dine College

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With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 14 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

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 Science Education at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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Chipola College
Marianna, Florida

Chipola College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Chipola College is a small school located in Marianna, Florida that handed out 3 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Chipola College Science Education Report

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University of Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa

University of Dubuque landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. UD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Science Education at UD

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Hope College
Holland, Michigan

Hope College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Hope is a private not-for-profit institution located in Holland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Science Education at Hope College

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Keene State College
Keene, New Hampshire

Keene State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. This small school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full Keene State Science Education Report

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Rocky Mountain College
Billings, Montana

Rocky Mountain College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Rocky Mountain College is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Science Education at Rocky

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at Central Michigan University

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Doane University
Crete, Nebraska

Doane University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Doane University Science Education Report

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William Penn University
Oskaloosa, Iowa

William Penn University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Oskaloosa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Full William Penn University Science Education Report

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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

With a ranking of #16, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 9 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Science Education Report

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Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan

Lake Superior State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Science Education at Lake Superior State University

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Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin

Edgewood College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Science Education at Edgewood College

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Central Washington University Science Education Report

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Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska

With a ranking of #20, Hastings College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Hastings is located in Hastings, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at Hastings

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Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois

Augustana College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Augustana College is a small school located in Rock Island, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Augustana College Science Education Report

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Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Bethel University Minnesota Science Education Report

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Juniata College
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Juniata College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Science Education at Juniata College

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 11 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Science Education at Montana State University

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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking, coming in at #25. UMN Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

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 more about Science Education at UMN Duluth

Rest of the Best 37 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major

Not only did these schools make the top 37 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan
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Peru State College
Peru, Nebraska
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Alma College
Alma, Michigan
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Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma
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Aquinas College Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut
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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina
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Methodist University
Fayetteville, North Carolina
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Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota

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