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Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in New Jersey

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2023 Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in New Jersey

8 Colleges
$54,104 Avg Salary
$14,553 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You

With 374 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and physical science is the #52 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Jersey to see which programs were the most popular 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 analysis found Thomas Edison State University to be the most popular school for biological and physical science students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

On average, biological science graduates from TESU take out $16,885 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hudson County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, biological science graduates from HCCC carry an average student debt load of $5,750.

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The excellent programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sussex County Community College is a great place for biological and physical science students. Located in the town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Biological Science majors at Sussex County Community College take out an average of $8,700 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in New Jersey. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

On average, biological science graduates from FDU take out $26,875 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Biological & Physical Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

Rutgers University - Camden ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Rutgers University - Newark landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biological and physical science programs. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a large student population.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 329
New York 322
Maryland 73
District of Columbia 36

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 8 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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