General Biology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 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.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general biology. Combined, these schools handed out 546 degrees in general biology to qualified students.
Your choice of general biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Kansas.
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The schools below may not offer all types of biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in general biology has to take a look at University of Kansas. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 81 general biology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. Those general biology students who get their degree from University of Kansas make $2,318 more than the average biology graduate.
Every student who is interested in general biology has to take a look at Kansas State University. K -State is a large public university located in the city of Manhattan. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 83 general biology students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the biology program earn around $27,301 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in general biology has to take a look at Wichita State University. WSU is a large public university located in the city of Wichita. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 60 general biology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the biology program earn about $34,271 in the first couple years of their career.
Every student who is interested in general biology needs to look into University of Saint Mary. University of St. Mary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Leavenworth. This university ranks 22nd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 28 general biology students who graduated with this degree at University of St. Mary in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 53 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt State in the most recent data year. After graduation, biology degree recipients typically earn about $32,134 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1012 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Newman University is a great university overall.
There were about 19 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Newman University in the most recent data year.
FHSU is a large public university located in the town of Hays. This university ranks 26th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 54 general biology students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent year we have data available. General Biology degree recipients from Fort Hays State University receive an earnings boost of about $3,321 over the average earnings of general biology graduates.
ESU is a small public university located in the town of Emporia. A Best Colleges rank of #1032 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ESU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 general biology students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of general biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
