2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Rocky Mountains 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
Colorado State University - Fort Collins tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional general biology students. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Colorado State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. 9,631 students are part time.
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University of Utah comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U of U has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. About 7,185 of the students at U of U are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus as the #3 school in this year's rankings. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.9% of CU Anschutz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. 11,636 of CU Anschutz students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Colorado at Colorado Springs as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at UCCS is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,485 students take at least one class online at UCCS. There are roughly 4,071 part time students in attendance at UCCS.
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Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Idaho as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.0% of BYU - I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 23,058 students at BYU - I are exclusively online. There are roughly 26,387 part time students in attendance at BYU - I.
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Utah State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of USU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. About 9,734 of the students at USU are attending part time.
Full General Biology at Utah State University Report
Our rankings recognize University of Northern Colorado as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 0.9% of University of Northern Colorado students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. 3,468 students are part time.
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University of Wyoming landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. About 2,493 of the students at UW are attending part time.
Full General Biology at University of Wyoming Report
Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. There are approximately 8,148 students at MSU Denver that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,163 part time students in attendance at MSU Denver.
Full General Biology at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report
Utah Valley University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.
The student loan default rate at UVU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,690 students take at least one class online at UVU. 22,387 of UVU students are attending part time.
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