2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 45 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 the Plains States Region
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
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional general biology students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region 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. 13,655 students are part time.
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Saint Cloud State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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. There are roughly 5,106 part time students in attendance at St. Cloud State University.
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Winona State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Winona State is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,776 students take at least one class online at Winona State. About 1,337 of the students at Winona State are attending part time.
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University of North Dakota comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UND is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,465 students take at least one class online at UND. 4,977 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Iowa State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population. Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.
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Metropolitan State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,941 students at Metro State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,032 part time students in attendance at Metro State.
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Fort Hays State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at FHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 6,600 of FHSU students are exclusively distance learners. About 8,687 of the students at FHSU are attending part time.
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Morningside College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.
About 0.8% of Morningside students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are roughly 1,117 part time students in attendance at Morningside.
Full General Biology at Morningside College Report
Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska - Lincoln as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. 3,376 of UNL students are attending part time.
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University of Iowa earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City. Iowa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.2% of Iowa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.
Full General Biology at University of Iowa Report
