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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

2 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 102,043 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general biology is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,021 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,408 and $21,030 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 109 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $9,159 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Utah Valley University General Biology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Biology Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 21 associates’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

CWI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for College of Western Idaho is $6,711 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Biology students whose families make more than $110k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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