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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 151 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in natural sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in natural sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christian Brothers University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Christian Brothers is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Christian Brothers University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shorter University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Shorter is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rome, Georgia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Thomas University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. STU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. American Public University System is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Full American Public University System Natural Sciences Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #5 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eckerd College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Saint Petersburg, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to 0 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%.
Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Natural Sciences at Charleston Southern University
Virginia Union University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Union University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Piedmont College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont College is located in Demorest, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Loyola University New Orleans came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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