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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in physical science, making the major the 179th most popular in the United States.
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 “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in physical science. To top this list, a school must have a successful physical science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Celina, Ohio, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Lake Campus Physical Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Hammond, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Otterbein University landed the #4 spot on the list. Otterbein University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westerville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on Physical Science at Otterbein University
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 Ripon College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Ripon, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 0 students 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 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Olivet Nazarene University is a small school located in Bourbonnais, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read more about Physical Science at Olivet Nazarene University
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePauw University landed the #4 spot on the list. DePauw University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greencastle, Indiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 1.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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