by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 107,165 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,347 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,750 and $22,302 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 272 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 17 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 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Big Horn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Crow Agency, Montana, and it awarded 2 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 175 diplomas to qualified associates’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a public institution located in Twin Falls, Idaho. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 16 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Northwest College is a small public school situated in Powell, Wyoming. It awarded 3 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Northwest Community College
Northern Wyoming Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Sheridan, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Wyoming Community College District General Biology Report
College of Western Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWI is a fairly large public school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 17 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at College of Western Idaho
Western Wyoming Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Western Wyoming Community College is a small school located in Rock Springs, Wyoming that handed out 2 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Wyoming Community College General Biology Report
With a ranking of #9, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Casper College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper College is a small public school situated in Casper, Wyoming. It awarded 3 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
North Idaho College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 3 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Weber State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #13, Central Wyoming College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Riverton, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Wyoming College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Torrington, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Laramie County Community College is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Biology at Laramie County Community College
Fort Peck Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. Fort Peck Community College is a small school located in Poplar, Montana that handed out 0 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Fort Peck Community College
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