General Biology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Biology Schools in Hawaii ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 256 degrees in general biology annually.
Your choice of general biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Biology Schools in Hawaii.
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The schools below may not offer all types of biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat University of Hawaii at Manoa if you want to pursue a degree in general biology. UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Honolulu. A Best Colleges rank of #810 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UH Manoa is a great university overall.
There were about 143 general biology students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year. After graduation, biology degree recipients generally earn an average of $28,522 in their early careers.
It is hard to beat Chaminade University of Honolulu if you want to pursue a degree in general biology. Located in the city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #740 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Chaminade University of Honolulu is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Chaminade University of Honolulu in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Hawaii at Hilo if you wish to pursue a degree in general biology. Located in the town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 30 general biology students who graduated with this degree at UH Hilo in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the biology program state that they receive average early career wages of $35,373.
Hawaii Pacific University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general biology. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 25 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Hawaii Pacific University in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of general biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
