2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
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1,201Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, general biology students earned 1,201 bachelor's degrees from a Washington school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.4% of all the biology bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Washington - Seattle Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in Washington that are best for non-traditional general biology students. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington list.
The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. 9,705 of UW Seattle students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Washington State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population. Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington list.
About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,985 part time students in attendance at Wazzu.
Eastern Washington University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.
The student loan default rate at EWU is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,626 students take at least one class online at EWU. There are roughly 1,697 part time students in attendance at EWU.
Our rankings recognize Saint Martin's University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.
The student loan default rate at Saint Martin’s is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 499 students take at least one class online at Saint Martin’s. 304 of Saint Martin’s students are attending part time.
Central Washington University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. CWU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. There are roughly 1,565 part time students in attendance at CWU.
Our rankings recognize Gonzaga University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane. Gonzaga also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. 923 students at Gonzaga are exclusively online. 661 students are part time.
Western Washington University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population. WWU also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington list, coming in at #9.
About 0.5% of WWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 827 students take at least one class online at WWU. 1,864 students are part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pacific Lutheran University. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 67 students take at least one class online at PLU. 199 of PLU students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Seattle University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle. Seattle U also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington rankings.
The student loan default rate at Seattle U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,609 students take at least one class online at Seattle U. 1,465 of Seattle U students are attending part time.
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).
In <nil>, general biology students earned 1,201 bachelor's degrees from a Washington school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.4% of all the biology bachelor's degrees in the country.
