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 in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,214 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 151 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,445 and $24,105 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. 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students.
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, Christian Brothers University landed the #1 spot on the list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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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, Shorter University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Thomas University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Miami Gardens, Florida 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 5 students in 2020-2021.
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, American Public University System landed the #4 spot on the list. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 32 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
With a ranking of #6, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Loyola University New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Eckerd College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eckerd is a small school located in Saint Petersburg, Florida 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 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. Charleston, South Carolina 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.
Virginia Union 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. VUU is a small school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 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. Located in Demorest, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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