by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Human Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,939 people earned their degree in human biology, making the major the 285th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 753 human biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 753 human biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Human Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human biology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in human biology.
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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 Human Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree human biology students.
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 in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in New York, New York, this large public school awarded 485 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human biology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human biology degrees to 223 students 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Human Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human biology students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Human Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Bonaventure University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Bonaventure, New York, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chatham University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Human Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human biology students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Human Biology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s human biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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