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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Wisconsin, there were 19 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and physical science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular biological and physical science programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Full UW - Stevens Point Biological & Physical Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at UW - Platteville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Lawrence U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s 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 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Norbert College landed the #3 spot on the list. De Pere, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 1 students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological science students 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 University of Wisconsin - River Falls Biological & Physical Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biological Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. University of Wisconsin - Superior is a small public school situated in Superior, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Superior Biological & Physical Science Report
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