by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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.
In 2020-2021, 30,075 people earned their degree in biological and physical sciences, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,024 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in biological and physical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calumet College of Saint Joseph. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. CCSJ is located in Whiting, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Kokomo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Kokomo is a small public school situated in Kokomo, Indiana. It awarded 19 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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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. University of Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 0.7% 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%.
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 private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 11 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Dominican University 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, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #5 spot on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 10 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UW - Stevens Point Biological & Physical Sciences Report
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #6 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. 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 8 bachelors’s 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%.
Full Concordia University, Chicago Biological & Physical Sciences Report
University of Wisconsin - Platteville 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 #7. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school situated in Platteville, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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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. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Valley State University Biological & Physical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Lawrence University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Appleton, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological and physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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. Saint Xavier University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Norbert College 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 #11. Saint Norbert College is a private not-for-profit institution located in De Pere, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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 and Theological Seminary is a small school located in Winona Lake, Indiana that handed out 1 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences 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%.
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. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
University of Southern Indiana ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Eastern Michigan University came in at #16 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. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Michigan State 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 #17. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 3 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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. This small school is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Superior 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. Located in Superior, Wisconsin, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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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 located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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North Park 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. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 0 students 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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North Central College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central College is located in Naperville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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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. Located in Berea, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and physical sciences students 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 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Baldwin Wallace College Biological & Physical Sciences Report
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