by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Wisconsin” 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 Wisconsin, there were 1 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Wisconsin” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Wisconsin” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree natural sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edgewood College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Wisconsin. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural sciences 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alverno College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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