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2023 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington

5 Colleges
$26,655 Avg Salary
$22,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You

Biological & Physical Science is the #73 most popular major in Washington with 242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges.

Top Washington Schools in Biological & Physical Science

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best school in Washington for biological and physical science students. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

While working on their degree, biological science majors at Wazzu accumulate an average of around $22,311 in student debt.

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#2

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitworth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that biological science majors at Whitworth take out is $26,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $626, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at University of Puget Sound helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in Washington. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

After completing their degree, biological science graduates from Puget Sound carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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The excellent programs at The Evergreen State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in Washington. Located in the midsize suburb of Olympia, Evergreen is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, biological science graduates from Evergreen carry an average student debtload of $20,311. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $258.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

The average amount in student loans that biological science majors at WWU take out is $17,577.

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Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,864
Oregon 292
Hawaii 0
Alaska 67

Biological & Physical Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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