by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Physical Science is the 179th most popular major in the country with 3,823 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 80 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in physical science. That schools that top this list have a program in physical science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wright State University - Lake Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small school located in Celina, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Lake Campus Physical Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Hammond, Indiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Physical Science at Purdue University Northwest
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Physical Science at Michigan State University
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Otterbein University landed the #4 spot on the list. Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePauw University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greencastle, Indiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ripon College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ripon College is a small school located in Ripon, Wisconsin that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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 Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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