2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
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Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, general biology students earned 1,201 bachelor's degrees from a Washington school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.4% of all the biology bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Washington - Seattle Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in Washington that are best for non-traditional general biology students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. 9,705 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Washington State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population. Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.
Eastern Washington University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.
About 1.3% of EWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,626 students take at least one class online at EWU. There are roughly 1,697 part time students in attendance at EWU.
Our rankings recognize Saint Martin's University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 499 students at Saint Martin’s that take at least one class online. There are roughly 304 part time students in attendance at Saint Martin’s.
Central Washington University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. CWU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ellensburg.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. 1,565 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Gonzaga University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane. Gonzaga also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington rankings.
The student loan default rate at Gonzaga is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 923 students at Gonzaga are exclusively online. 661 students are part time.
Western Washington University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population. WWU also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at WWU is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 827 students at WWU that take at least one class online. 1,864 of WWU students are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pacific Lutheran University. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.
The student loan default rate at PLU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 67 students take at least one class online at PLU. 199 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Seattle University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle. Seattle U also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Washington rankings.
About 0.5% of Seattle U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,609 students at Seattle U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,465 part time students in attendance at Seattle U.
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 the rest 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).
In <nil>, general biology students earned 1,201 bachelor's degrees from a Washington school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.4% of all the biology bachelor's degrees in the country.
