2024 Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Natural Sciences isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #169 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 55 bachelor's degrees in natural sciences to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to natural sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other natural sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt natural sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized natural sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for natural sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Natural Sciences in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in natural sciences.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Natural Sciences

1

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

14 Annual Graduates

$31,000 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in natural sciences needs to check out Temple University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from Temple University

2

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA

24 Annual Graduates

$21,419 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Harrisburg University of Science and Technology if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Harrisburg.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the natural sciences program report average early career income of $21,419.

More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Best Natural Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	131
Maryland	207	26
New Jersey	193	5

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Natural Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Natural Sciences is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Natural Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Sciences	55

Majors Similar to Natural Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Science	318
Interdisciplinary Studies	259
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	259
International Studies	208
Systems Theory	158
Nutrition Science	107
Cognitive Science	107
Behavioral Science	63
Sustainability Science	59
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	48

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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