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. 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 Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 30,075 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,402 and had an average of $15,005 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 19,724 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,089 and $13,798 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 591 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical science. That schools that top this list have a program in biological and physical science 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 far western us region bachelor’s degree biological science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Evergreen State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Olympia, Washington, this small public school awarded 136 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
Full The Evergreen State College Biological & Physical Science Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s biological science degrees 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.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Alaska Pacific
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region. Whitworth is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 51 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Whitworth
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 185 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Portland State University Biological & Physical Science Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puget Sound landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 Puget Sound Biological & Physical Science Report
University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Oregon did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 106 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 ranking of #8, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Western Washington University is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Washington State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of the Pacific came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at University of the Pacific
California State University - Chico came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at California State University - Chico
Brigham Young University - Hawaii ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. BYU - H is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laie, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Pitzer College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biological science 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Western Oregon University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Western Oregon State College
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