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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones were the best for general biology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 253 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 Hawaii.
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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.
It is difficult to beat University of Hawaii at Manoa if you wish to pursue a degree in general biology. UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu. A Best Colleges rank of #373 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH Manoa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 140 general biology students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the biology program state that they receive average early career wages of $24,614.
It is hard to beat University of Hawaii at Hilo if you wish to pursue a degree in general biology. Located in the town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were roughly 31 general biology students who graduated with this degree at UH Hilo in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, biology degree recipients generally earn an average of $25,189 in their early careers.
Hawaii Pacific University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general biology. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were roughly 19 general biology students who graduated with this degree at Hawaii Pacific University in the most recent data year. After graduating, biology degree recipients usually make around $27,471 in the first five years of their career.
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).