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 Biopsychology Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Illinois, there were 32 biopsychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,500 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Biopsychology Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biopsychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular biopsychology programs in the United States.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Most Well Attended Biopsychology Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois biopsychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McKendree University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biopsychology Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Lebanon, Illinois, and it awarded 24 ’s biopsychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Biopsychology Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth College landed the #2 spot on the list. Monmouth College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Monmouth, Illinois. It awarded 8 ’s biopsychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
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