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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biological & Physical Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The Evergreen State College the most popular school in Washington for biological and physical science students. 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 debt load of $20,311. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $258.

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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 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Biological Science majors at Whitworth take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $626, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 #3 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

While working on their degree, biological science majors at WWU accumulate an average of around $17,577 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puget Sound. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington list. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

The average amount in student loans that biological science majors at Puget Sound take out is $27,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

On average, biological science graduates from Wazzu take out $22,311 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools 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.

  • 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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