2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 76 colleges that offer a bachelor's in biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general biology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Top 15% Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Detroit Mercy tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional general biology students. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit. Detroit Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 3,161 students at Detroit Mercy that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,321 part time students in attendance at Detroit Mercy.
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Chicago as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UIC also did well on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. 5,712 of UIC students are attending part time.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UC also did well on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UC is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 17,465 students take at least one class online at UC. 10,255 students are part time.
Marquette University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee. Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 2,535 students at Marquette that take at least one class online. About 1,342 of the students at Marquette are attending part time.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population. Purdue also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. 7,612 of Purdue students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Illinois State University. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ohio State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UW - La Crosse also did well on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.5% of UW - La Crosse students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,162 students take at least one class online at UW - La Crosse. 1,125 students are part time.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.
About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,579 students at IUPUI that take at least one class online. 6,671 of IUPUI students are attending part time.
Loyola University Chicago comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,319 students at Loyola Chicago that take at least one class online. 2,121 of Loyola Chicago students are attending part time.
Michigan State University landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region award.
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).
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