by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Biopsychology is the 318th most popular major in the country with 183 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biopsychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,067 and had an average of $21,250 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 38 biopsychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 biopsychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in biopsychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biopsychology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wagner College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Staten Island, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biopsychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biopsychology students in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 Rider University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rider University is a small school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 5 bachelors’s biopsychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biopsychology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s biopsychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read full report on Biopsychology at Thomas Jefferson University
Juniata College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biopsychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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 85%.
Geneva College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biopsychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Immaculata University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biopsychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s biopsychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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