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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Science Tech Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 60 people earned their degree in general science technologies/technicians, making the major the 349th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general science technologies/technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $60,154 and had an average of $13,084 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general science technologies/technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Science Tech Major” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general science technologies/technicians. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general science technologies/technicians program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The science tech 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 Science Tech Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Science Tech Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dalton State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Science Tech Major. This small school is located in Dalton, Georgia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Science Tech Major. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s science tech degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Science Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Keene State College is a small school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 0 bachelors’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Science Tech Major. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 0 bachelors’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Science Tech Major. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 0 bachelors’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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