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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Minnesota, there were 1,745 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,888 and $24,351 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 81 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general biology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree biology students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Biology at Normandale Community College
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College General Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 8 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St Cloud Technical and Community College General Biology Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 8 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Hennepin Community College General Biology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 8 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College General Biology Report
Century College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized school located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota that handed out 7 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus
Inver Hills Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. IHCC is a public institution located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota State Community and Technical College General Biology Report
Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Alexandria Technical & Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Located in Alexandria, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Alexandria Technical & Community College General Biology Report
With a ranking of #12, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Brainerd, Minnesota 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.
Full Central Lakes College - Brainerd General Biology Report
Mesabi Range College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Virginia, Minnesota 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.
With a ranking of #12, Riverland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Located in Austin, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Riverland Community College
Hibbing Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Hibbing, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Hibbing Community College
Ridgewater College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Willmar, Minnesota 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.
Lake Superior College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Lake Superior College is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
South Central College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. South Central College is a small school located in North Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at South Central College
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