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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major

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Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Natural Sciences is the 208th most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,745 and had an average of $18,648 in loans still to pay off.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major” ranking looked at 138 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural sciences.

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Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Natural Sciences

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Out of the 138 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Cayey landed the #1 spot on the list. UPR Cayey is a public institution located in Cayey, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 72 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Daemen College
Amherst, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Daemen College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Amherst, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 107 students 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 95 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bayamon Central University
Bayamón, <nil>

Out of the 138 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bayamon Central University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bayamón, , this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Logan University
Chesterfield, Missouri

With a ranking of #6, Logan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Logan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chesterfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 ’s 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%.

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Windward Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Kaneohe, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified ’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, Louisiana

With a ranking of #8, Bossier Parish Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Bossier Parish Community College is a public institution located in Bossier City, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 63 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Puerto Rico - Utuado ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Located in Utuado, , this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full UPR Utuado Natural Sciences Report

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Leeward Community College
Pearl City, Hawaii

With a ranking of #10, Leeward Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Leeward Community College is a public institution located in Pearl City, Hawaii. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Leeward CC

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Bethel College - North Newton
North Newton, Kansas

Bethel College - North Newton did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #11. Bethel College - North Newton is a small school located in North Newton, Kansas that handed out 3 ’s natural sciences 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.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Bethel College - North Newton

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Haskell Indian Nations University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. San Juan, is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro

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Christian Brothers University
Memphis, Tennessee

With a ranking of #14, Christian Brothers University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Christian Brothers is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

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Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois

Dominican University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, 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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Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Saint Vincent College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #16. Saint Vincent College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 ’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%.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Saint Vincent College

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College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, Minnesota

College of Saint Benedict did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #17. College of Saint Benedict is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. It awarded 14 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

Full College of Saint Benedict Natural Sciences Report

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Kauai Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Kauai CC is located in Lihue, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at Kauai CC

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Mount St. Joseph University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s natural sciences students 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%.

Full Mount St. Joseph University Natural Sciences Report

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Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’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%.

Full Oklahoma Baptist University Natural Sciences Report

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University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Located in Kahului, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified ’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at University of Hawaii Maui College

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

Lee College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 ’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at Lee College

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With a ranking of #23, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Sagrado is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Santurce, . It awarded 20 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified ’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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