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 “Most Well Attended Human Biology Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Human Biology is the 285th most popular major in the country with 1,939 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Human Biology Major” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human biology. To top this list, a school must have a successful human biology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Human Biology Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Hunter College is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 485 ’s human biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 236 ’s human biology degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Out of the 37 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Biology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #3 spot on the list. University at Albany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 223 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, 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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Human Biology Major. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 209 ’s human biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 165 diplomas to qualified ’s human biology 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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With a ranking of #6, Stanford University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 104 ’s human biology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major ranking, coming in at #7. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human biology degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 92 ’s human biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 73 ’s human biology degrees 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 4.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 ’s human biology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s human biology degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Biology Major ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 25 ’s human biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified ’s human biology students in 2020-2021.
Harding University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s human biology degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Hamline University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major ranking, coming in at #13. Hamline University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major ranking, coming in at #16. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human biology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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Pitzer College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Pitzer is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s human biology degrees to qualified students.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
College of Saint Mary ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 9 ’s human biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Human Biology Major ranking. UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s human biology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Michigan Technological University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major ranking. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s human biology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s human biology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
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American International College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s human biology students in 2020-2021.
St. Bonaventure University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major ranking, coming in at #23. St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Bonaventure, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Baker University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major ranking, coming in at #24. Baker University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baldwin City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s 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 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%.
Bastyr University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Human Biology Major list. This small school is located in Kenmore, Washington, and it awarded 3 ’s human biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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