by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Biology Major in West Virginia for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 West Virginia, there were 526 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,983 and $24,164 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,789 and $17,466 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biology Major in West Virginia for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. To top this list, a school must have a successful general biology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Biology Major in West Virginia for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia associate degree biology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in West Virginia for an Associate list. Located in Salem, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s biology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Biology Major in West Virginia for an Associate. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s biology students in 2020-2021.
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