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2023 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You

Biological & Physical Science is the #163 most popular major in the country with 639 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools in Biological & Physical Science

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best school for biological and physical science students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Biological & Physical Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

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Best Biological & Physical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and physical science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 7
Iowa 11
Kansas 1
South Dakota 0

Biological & Physical Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

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