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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biological & Physical Science is the 38th most popular major in the country with 30,075 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Plains States region, there were 109 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 87 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 12 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport

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Cottey College
Nevada, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cottey College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region. Nevada, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 3 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.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Cottey College

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Peru State College
Peru, Nebraska

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Peru State College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Peru, Nebraska, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Peru State Biological & Physical Science Report

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Harris - Stowe State University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harris - Stowe State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region. Harris - Stowe State University is a small public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Harris - Stowe State University

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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region list. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at UNI

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

St Catherine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 3 students 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%.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at St Catherine University

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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 3 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Northwest Missouri State University

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Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa

Upper Iowa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Upper Iowa University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UIU Biological & Physical Science Report

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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

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 Science at Maryville University of Saint Louis

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Fort Hays State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Fort Hays State University is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

Full Fort Hays State University Biological & Physical Science Report

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at SMU MN

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Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, South Dakota

Dakota Wesleyan University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Dakota Wesleyan University Biological & Physical Science Report

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