2025 Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Biology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #18 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general biology students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 524 associate degrees in general biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general biology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general biology to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general biology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general biology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Biology

1

Union County College
Cranford, NJ

19 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general biology has to take a look at Union County College. Union County College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Cranford.More information about a associate in general biology from Union County College

2

Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY

71 Annual Graduates

$26,171 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general biology has to check out Kingsborough Community College. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a large student population.

After graduation, biology associate recipients generally make around $26,171 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in general biology from Kingsborough Community College

Best General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	239
Pennsylvania	179	121
New Jersey	137	188
Maryland	126	24
Delaware	60	23

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General Biology Related Rankings by Major

General Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Biology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	430
General Biomedical Sciences	94

Most Popular Majors Related to Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biotechnology	42
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	5
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.