2024 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Pennsylvania
2Colleges in Pennsylvania
332Biological Science Degrees Awarded
$31,066Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in biological & physical science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #38 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for biological & physical science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 332 degrees in biological & physical science to qualified students.
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 Biological & Physical Science Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Biological & Physical Science in Pennsylvania
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biological science degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in biological & physical science has to look into University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
There were about 83 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the biological science program make around $28,816 in the first couple years of their career.
It is difficult to beat Clarion University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in biological & physical science. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 18 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at Clarion University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the biological science program make an average of $23,702 for their early career.
Every student pursuing a degree in biological & physical science has to take a look at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. IUP is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Indiana.
There were roughly 34 biological & physical science students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the biological science program make an average of $25,473 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).