by our College Data Analytics Team
Human Biology is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on human biology in the The Plains States Region, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 7 schools in the The Plains States Region that offer human biology awards in the field.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on human biology in the The Plains States Region, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
The most focused school in the country for human biology is Sterling College Kansas. Set in the rural area of Sterling, Sterling College Kansas is a private not-for-profit institution. About 5% of the degrees Sterling College Kansas awards are in human biology, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full human biology report for Sterling College Kansas
Northwestern Health Sciences University came in at #2 on our list of the most focused human biology schools. Northwestern Health Sciences University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington. Human Biology accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. See more about human biology at Northwestern Health Sciences University
College Of Saint Mary ranks #3 for human biology by degree focus. College Of Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. About 2% of the degrees College Of Saint Mary awards are in human biology, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about human biology at College Of Saint Mary
University Of Kansas came in at #4 on our list of the most focused human biology schools. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public university. Human Biology accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 100 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full human biology details for University Of Kansas
A rank of #5 makes Baker University one of the most focused schools for human biology. Located in the rural area of Baldwin City, Baker University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in human biology, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full human biology details for Baker University
Hamline University landed the #6 spot among the most focused human biology schools. Hamline University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in human biology, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full human biology report for Hamline University
University Of St Thomas Minnesota comes in at #7 for human biology focus this year. University Of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. About 0.2% of the degrees University Of St Thomas Minnesota awards are in human biology, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full human biology details for University Of St Thomas Minnesota
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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