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2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia

15 Colleges
3,734 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,255 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in VirginiaIn <nil>, biological & biomedical sciences students earned 3,734 bachelor's degrees from a Virginia school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that 2.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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.

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2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying biological & biomedical sciences.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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 biological & biomedical sciences students. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Virginia list.

About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Virginia ranking.

About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. 2,831 students are part time.

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Virginia Commonwealth University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond. VCU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Virginia list.

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.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Virginia ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 of University of Virginia students are attending part time.

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Old Dominion University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

About 1.7% of Old Dominion students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,358 students at Old Dominion are exclusively online. About 7,868 of the students at Old Dominion are attending part time.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JMU has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Virginia ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. 2,328 students are part time.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at James Madison University Report

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Radford University
Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 4,017 students at Radford that take at least one class online. 2,252 students are part time.

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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to William & Mary. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg. William & Mary also made our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Virginia list, coming in at #8.

The student loan default rate at William & Mary is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,359 students at William & Mary that take at least one class online. 1,311 of William & Mary students are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Christopher Newport University. CNU is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Newport News. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Virginia ranking.

About 0.6% of CNU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 106 of the students at CNU are attending part time.

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

University of Mary Washington earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMW is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fredericksburg.

About 1.4% of UMW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 982 students take at least one class online at UMW. About 722 of the students at UMW are attending part time.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Mary Washington

Best for Non-Traditional Students Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 4,445
Mississippi 1,148
Florida 7,938
Alabama 2,224
Georgia 4,140
Tennessee 1,943
West Virginia 675
South Carolina 2,493
Louisiana 1,727
Kentucky 1,298
Arkansas 902

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*Avg Cost is for the top 15 schools only.

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