2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Connecticut
9Colleges
1,636Bachelor's Degrees
$37,248Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, biological & biomedical sciences was ranked 5th in Connecticut. In fact, 1,636 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 1.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Connecticut ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological & biomedical sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological & biomedical sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools
The biological & biomedical sciences 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Connecticut
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying biological & biomedical sciences.
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Connecticut tops the 2021 list of our schools in Connecticut that are best for non-traditional biological & biomedical sciences students. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Connecticut ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. 3,257 of UCONN students are attending part time.
Quinnipiac University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Connecticut list.
About 1.2% of Quinnipiac students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,129 students at Quinnipiac that take at least one class online. About 1,458 of the students at Quinnipiac are attending part time.
University of New Haven earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven. University of New Haven not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Connecticut list.
About 1.6% of University of New Haven students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,526 students at University of New Haven that take at least one class online. 1,053 of University of New Haven students are attending part time.
Central Connecticut State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain. CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Connecticut list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 2,064 students take at least one class online at CCSU. There are roughly 3,098 part time students in attendance at CCSU.
Our rankings recognize Sacred Heart University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Sacred Heart not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Connecticut list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 2,774 students take at least one class online at Sacred Heart. 2,334 of Sacred Heart students are attending part time.
Eastern Connecticut State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population. ECSU also made our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Connecticut list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at ECSU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 282 students take at least one class online at ECSU. About 769 of the students at ECSU are attending part time.
Southern Connecticut State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. SCSU also made our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Connecticut list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at SCSU is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,172 students take at least one class online at SCSU. There are roughly 2,335 part time students in attendance at SCSU.
Our rankings recognize Western Connecticut State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 2,116 students at WestConn that take at least one class online. 1,281 of WestConn students are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Hartford. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford. UHart also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Connecticut rankings.
The student loan default rate at UHart is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. 1,149 students at UHart are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,552 part time students in attendance at UHart.
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).
Out of the majors we analyze each year, biological & biomedical sciences was ranked 5th in Connecticut. In fact, 1,636 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 1.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
