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 Packaging Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 420 people earned their degree in packaging science, making the major the 627th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 378 packaging science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in packaging science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in packaging science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree packaging science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s packaging science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 46 bachelors’s packaging science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 135 bachelors’s packaging science 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s packaging science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major list. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s packaging science degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Christian Brothers University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s packaging science students in 2020-2021.
San Jose State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major list. San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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 86%.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major ranking. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s packaging science degrees to qualified students.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Packaging Science Major ranking. Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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