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2023 Best Value Colleges for Natural Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,214 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 345th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 72 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region natural sciences students.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Natural Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

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Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region. Dominican U is a small school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 28 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Dominican U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dominican University is $18,645 for great lakes region natural sciences students.

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%. 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.

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