by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Biological & Physical Sciences is the 28th most popular major in the country with 30,032 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,974 biological & physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 208 biological & physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in biological & physical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in biological & physical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The biological & physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calumet College of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Whiting, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Kokomo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. IU Kokomo is a small school located in Kokomo, Indiana that handed out 30 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Kokomo Biological & Physical Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological & physical sciences students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of Notre Dame Biological & Physical Sciences Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #4 spot on the list. Dominican University is a small school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 13 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Dominican U
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 12 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 more about Biological & Physical Sciences at UW - Stevens Point
With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Concordia University, Chicago
University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 4 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Grand Valley State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Grand Valley State University
Lawrence University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Lawrence University
Saint Xavier University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Saint Norbert College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in De Pere, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Saint Norbert College Biological & Physical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #12, Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona Lake, Indiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Grace College
Northwestern University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Northwestern
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Evansville, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Eastern Michigan
Michigan State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, 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 92%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Michigan State
Spring Arbor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Spring Arbor is a small school located in Spring Arbor, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
With a ranking of #18, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Wisconsin - Superior did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Superior is located in Superior, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Superior Biological & Physical Sciences Report
Calvin University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Calvin University is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
North Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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 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%.
With a ranking of #18, North Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central College is a small school located in Naperville, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Central College Biological & Physical Sciences Report
Baldwin Wallace University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Berea, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biological & physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Baldwin Wallace University
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