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2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

30 Colleges
4,826 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,731 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

This year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking analyzed 30 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.

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2021 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying biology.

Top 10 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Northeastern University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional general biology students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Northeastern also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the New England Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the New England Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UNH is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,355 part time students in attendance at UNH.

Full General Biology at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the New England Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Boston College is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. 1,916 students are part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 students are part time.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

The student loan default rate at UMass Lowell is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 5,042 students at UMass Lowell are exclusively online. 5,980 students are part time.

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Quinnipiac University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 4,129 students at Quinnipiac that take at least one class online. About 1,458 of the students at Quinnipiac are attending part time.

Full General Biology at Quinnipiac University Report

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Salem State University. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 1.4% of Salem State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,979 students at Salem State that take at least one class online. 2,253 students are part time.

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Fitchburg State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 1.5% of Fitchburg State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,836 students at Fitchburg State are exclusively online. About 3,648 of the students at Fitchburg State are attending part time.

Full General Biology at Fitchburg State University Report

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. About 3,257 of the students at UCONN are attending part time.

Full General Biology at University of Connecticut Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts - Boston as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students general biology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,630
Connecticut 853
New Hampshire 419
Rhode Island 532
Maine 340
Vermont 224

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