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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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 338 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,994 and $13,778 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 139 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 15 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State LA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 56 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. UH Hilo is a public institution located in Hilo, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chico State is a public institution located in Chico, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Natural Sciences at California State University - Chico
California State University - Bakersfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. CSUB is a fairly large public school situated in Bakersfield, California. It awarded 3 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Santa Clara University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Clara University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clara, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 93%.
San Francisco State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, San Jose State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of La Verne landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. La Verne, California 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Pepperdine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Oregon State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #7, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Central Washington University
Pacific Union College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific Union College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Angwin, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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