2025 Best General Biology Schools in New Hampshire
8Colleges in New Hampshire
430Biology Degrees Awarded
$33,813Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in general biology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for general biology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 430 degrees in general biology to qualified students.
Your choice of general biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Biology Schools in New Hampshire ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biology degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat University of New Hampshire - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general biology. UNH is a large public university located in the fringe town of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 183 general biology students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available. Those general biology students who get their degree from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus make $11,533 more than the average biology graduate.
Dartmouth College is a good option for students interested in a degree in general biology. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were roughly 61 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general biology program at Dartmouth College get $2,712 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
University of New Hampshire at Manchester is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general biology. UNH Manchester is a fairly small public university located in the medium-sized city of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #752 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNH Manchester is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 general biology students who graduated with this degree at UNH Manchester in the most recent data year. General Biology degree recipients from University of New Hampshire at Manchester receive an earnings boost of approximately $11,533 above the typical income of general biology majors.
It's hard to beat Saint Anselm College if you want to pursue a degree in general biology. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #306 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means St. Anselm College is a great college overall.
There were about 22 general biology students who graduated with this degree at St. Anselm College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the biology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $33,820.
Located in the town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 23 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent data year. General Biology degree recipients from Keene State College earn a boost of around $9,811 over the typical income of general biology graduates.
Located in the rural area of New London, Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 11th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 19 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Colby - Sawyer in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 24 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Plymouth State in the most recent year we have data available. General Biology degree recipients from Plymouth State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $6,275 over the average income of general biology graduates.
Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 16 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Franklin Pierce 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. For our Best Overall General Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
