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2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
356 Bachelor's Degrees
$37,511 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of ColumbiaOut of the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked 8th in District of Columbia. In fact, 356 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 0.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying biology.

Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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George Washington University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general biology ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in District of Columbia ranking.

About 0.4% of GWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. 8,798 of GWU students are attending part time.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Georgetown University. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Georgetown not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in District of Columbia list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 4,343 students at Georgetown that take at least one class online. 5,553 of Georgetown students are attending part time.

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American University
Washington, DC

American University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. The American University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in District of Columbia list.

About 0.9% of The American University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,283 students at The American University that take at least one class online. 3,612 students are part time.

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Howard University
Washington, DC

Howard University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Howard also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in District of Columbia rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 9,719 students at Howard that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,009 part time students in attendance at Howard.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,379
Pennsylvania 4,093
Maryland 1,695
New Jersey 2,569
Delaware 229

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, General Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.

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