2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In <nil>, 87,613 bachelor's degrees were awarded to students with this major.
This year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 516 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying biology.
Top 25 General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
California State University - East Bay tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional general biology students. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,650 part time students in attendance at Cal State East Bay.
Full General Biology at California State University - East Bay Report
Drexel University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Drexel is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology list.
The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. There are roughly 5,829 part time students in attendance at Drexel.
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San Jose State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose. San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Biology list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for General Biology ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Temple University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Temple also did well on our Best Colleges for General Biology list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 20,264 students at Temple that take at least one class online. 4,634 students are part time.
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University of the Pacific landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for General Biology list.
The student loan default rate at Pacific is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 747 of Pacific students are attending part time.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Colleges for General Biology list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.9% of UNC Chapel Hill students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. About 5,151 of the students at UNC Chapel Hill are attending part time.
Read full report on General Biology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
George Mason University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. GMU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Biology list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.
Full General Biology at George Mason University Report
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Columbia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for General Biology list.
About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. 4,854 students are part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northeastern University. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Northeastern also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology rankings.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rutgers New Brunswick also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for General Biology ranking.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 students are part time.
Full General Biology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
West Chester University of Pennsylvania earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCUPA also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for General Biology ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 4,464 students take at least one class online at WCUPA. About 3,854 of the students at WCUPA are attending part time.
Full General Biology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report
Texas A&M University - College Station earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Biology list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - San Diego. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCSD excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology list.
About 0.6% of UCSD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. About 1,605 of the students at UCSD are attending part time.
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The #15 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population. UNH excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology list.
About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. 1,355 of UNH students are attending part time.
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The #16 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for General Biology ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.
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University of Detroit Mercy earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Detroit Mercy also did well on our Best Colleges for General Biology list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Detroit Mercy is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,161 students take at least one class online at Detroit Mercy. 1,321 of Detroit Mercy students are attending part time.
Full General Biology at University of Detroit Mercy Report
The #18 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, SDSU also did well on our Best Colleges for General Biology list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,657 students take at least one class online at SDSU. 5,452 students are part time.
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The #19 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Cloud State University. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
The student loan default rate at St. Cloud State University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. 5,106 of St. Cloud State University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Florida Atlantic University as the #20 school in this year's rankings. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
The student loan default rate at FAU is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,436 students at FAU that take at least one class online. 11,860 students are part time.
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Winona State University earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
The student loan default rate at Winona State is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,776 students at Winona State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,337 part time students in attendance at Winona State.
Full General Biology at Winona State University Report
Rowan University landed the #22 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. 3,878 of Rowan students are attending part time.
Full General Biology at Rowan University Report
Our rankings recognize San Francisco State University as the #23 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 students are part time.
Full General Biology at San Francisco State University Report
University of Illinois at Chicago comes in at #24 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population. UIC excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology list.
The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize George Washington University as the #25 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, GWU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. About 8,798 of the students at GWU are attending part time.
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