by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major” ranking.
Natural Sciences is the 345th most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 918 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 93 colleges that offer a degree in natural sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puerto Rico - Cayey. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. UPR Cayey is located in Cayey, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 93 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Daemen College landed the #2 spot on the list. Daemen College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, 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 Bayamon Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major. Bayamón, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Logan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. This small school is located in Chesterfield, Missouri, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bethel College - North Newton landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. North Newton, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to 3 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.
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With a ranking of #7, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. San Juan, is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Christian Brothers University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
Dominican University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Dominican U is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Saint Vincent College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Saint Vincent is a small school located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania that handed out 15 bachelors’s natural sciences 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%.
College of Saint Benedict came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 89%.
With a ranking of #12, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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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Mount St. Joseph University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Universidad del Sagrado Corazon did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #14. Sagrado is located in Santurce, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Oglala Lakota College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Oglala Lakota College is a public institution located in Kyle, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Bayamon, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon
Saint Johns University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. This small school is located in Collegeville, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #19. Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Shorter University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Shorter University is located in Rome, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. UPR Rio Piedras is a fairly large public school situated in San Juan, . It awarded 33 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Natural Sciences Report
EDP University - San Sebastian did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #22. San Sebastian, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Kansas State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
St. Thomas Aquinas College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. St. Thomas Aquinas College is a small school located in Sparkill, New York that handed out 4 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
York College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. York College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in York, Nebraska. It awarded 1 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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