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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

3 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 123 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in biological and physical science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological and physical science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

FHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FHSU is $12,053 for plains states region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

Full FHSU Biological & Physical Science Report

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 6 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Iowa is $15,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, 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%.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at UNI

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 15 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Mizzou.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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