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2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia

15 Colleges
2,855 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,255 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in VirginiaIn <nil>, general biology students earned 2,855 bachelor's degrees from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.3% of all the biology bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general biology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia

Check out the biology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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George Mason University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Virginia that are best for non-traditional general biology students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population. GMU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Virginia rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population. University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Virginia list.

About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. Virginia Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Virginia list.

The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population. VCU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Virginia rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at VCU.

Full General Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. JMU also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in Virginia list, coming in at #6.

The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. 2,328 students are part time.

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Old Dominion University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Old Dominion is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 9,358 students at Old Dominion are exclusively online. 7,868 students are part time.

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Radford University
Radford, VA

Radford University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

The student loan default rate at Radford is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,017 students take at least one class online at Radford. About 2,252 of the students at Radford are attending part time.

Full General Biology at Radford University Report

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Mary Washington. Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at UMW is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 982 students take at least one class online at UMW. There are roughly 722 part time students in attendance at UMW.

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Our rankings recognize Christopher Newport University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Newport News, CNU is a public school with a small student population. CNU also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in Virginia list, coming in at #7.

The student loan default rate at CNU is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 106 of CNU students are attending part time.

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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. William & Mary also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in Virginia list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 1,359 students take at least one class online at William & Mary. There are roughly 1,311 part time students in attendance at William & Mary.

Full General Biology at William & Mary Report

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

Explore all the Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 6,110
Georgia 3,140
Tennessee 1,404
North Carolina 3,443
South Carolina 1,603
Kentucky 1,052
Alabama 1,708
Louisiana 1,375
Mississippi 941
Arkansas 861
West Virginia 470

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, General Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 15 schools only.

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