by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 151 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,445 and $24,105 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 15 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bossier Parish Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bossier City, Louisiana that handed out 63 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bossier Parish Community College Natural Sciences Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the #2 spot on the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shorter University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Shorter is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rome, Georgia. It awarded 5 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in De Queen, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas Natural Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Thomas University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools 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 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
National Park College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Hot Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. ASUN is a public institution located in Newport, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees 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%.
Full Arkansas State University - Newport Natural Sciences Report
American Public University System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at American Public University System
With a ranking of #9, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 14 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Natural Sciences Report
Duke University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 3 ’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Virginia Union University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Virginia Union University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 0 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Eckerd College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Eckerd College is a small school located in Saint Petersburg, Florida that handed out 0 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 ’s natural sciences 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%.
Piedmont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Demorest, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, 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.
Charleston Southern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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