by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 107,165 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,334 and had an average of $23,818 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 5,842 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,495 and $24,448 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 233 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general biology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roxbury Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Roxbury Community College is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Landmark College landed the #2 spot on the list. Landmark College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Putney, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school situated in Fall River, Massachusetts. It awarded 43 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Essex Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region. NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Biology at Northern Essex Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified associates’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Holyoke Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Holyoke Community College is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Biology at Holyoke Community College
With a ranking of #7, Great Bay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 6 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Great Bay Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking. MWCC is a small school located in Gardner, Massachusetts that handed out 10 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Biology at Mount Wachusett Community College
Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Pine Manor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Pine Manor College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Quincy College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking. Quincy College is a small public school situated in Quincy, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Massasoit Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking. Massasoit Community College is a public institution located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Massasoit Community College
Middlesex Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Cape Cod Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. West Barnstable, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Housatonic Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. Housatonic Community College is a small public school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 4 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Housatonic Community College
Central Maine Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking. Central Maine Technical College is located in Auburn, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Biology at Central Maine Community College
With a ranking of #17, Nashua Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Biology at Nashua Community College
Greenfield Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. Greenfield Community College is a small school located in Greenfield, Massachusetts that handed out 2 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Capital Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 7 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Quinsigamond Community College
University of New Hampshire at Manchester did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. University of New Hampshire at Manchester is a small public school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 1 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Middlesex Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Bedford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Middlesex Community College
Tunxis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tunxis Community College is a public institution located in Farmington, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Naugatuck Valley Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Asnuntuck Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Enfield, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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