by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Northwest Nazarene University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NNU was ranked #879 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #5 in Idaho.
Here are some of the other rankings for NNU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NNU was $1,340 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $32,130 | $32,130 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,280 | $1,280 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,800 | $8,800 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,680 | $2,680 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at NNU took out an average of $26,400 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $23,366.
biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from NNU make an average of $21,052 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the NNU biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NNU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.0% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Around 14.8% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at NNU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 13 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 2 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 2 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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