by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Biological & Physical Sciences is the 28th most popular major in the country with 30,075 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 332 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 318 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 pennsylvania bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania. IUP is a medium-sized school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 34 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University is a small public school situated in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 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 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania. Cheyney, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 83 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and physical sciences students 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%.
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Moravian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Moravian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s 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%.
King’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological and physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Arcadia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. Arcadia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arcadia University Biological & Physical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Swarthmore College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Swarthmore College is a small school located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 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 86%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 0.7% 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%.
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Lehigh University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological and physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lehigh University Biological & Physical Sciences Report
Alvernia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school situated in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is a small school located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Edinboro, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Allegheny College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological and physical sciences students 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%. 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.
Full Allegheny College Biological & Physical Sciences Report
Ursinus College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological & Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Ursinus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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