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 “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,561 and had an average of $12,761 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 80 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,940 and $12,250 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general physical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region physical science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central Michigan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Petoskey, Michigan, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Jackson College is a small school located in Jackson, Michigan that handed out 25 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Celina, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Hammond, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 1 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 2 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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DePauw University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePauw University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greencastle, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
With a ranking of #8, Ripon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ripon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ripon, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 ’s physical science 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%.
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Northwestern Michigan College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Traverse City, Michigan, and it awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Olivet Nazarene University is a small school located in Bourbonnais, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Otterbein University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Otterbein University is located in Westerville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Washington State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Washington State Community College is a public institution located in Marietta, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees 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%.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Concordia University, Chicago
Alpena Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Alpena, Michigan, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
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