2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 135 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 the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying biology.
Top 15% Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional general biology students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. 5,151 students are part time.
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George Mason University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.
Full General Biology at George Mason University Report
Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at FAU is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,436 students at FAU that take at least one class online. 11,860 of FAU students are attending part time.
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Barry University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Barry University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,337 students at Barry University that take at least one class online. About 2,387 of the students at Barry University are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Auburn University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn. Auburn also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 11,718 students at Auburn that take at least one class online. 5,257 students are part time.
Full General Biology at Auburn University Report
Our rankings recognize University of Alabama at Birmingham as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UAB also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UAB is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,202 students take at least one class online at UAB. 7,363 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Virginia - Main Campus as the #7 school in this year's rankings. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 of University of Virginia students are attending part time.
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Virginia Tech comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. About 2,831 of the students at Virginia Tech are attending part time.
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Indian River State College comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 5.2%. 6,181 students at Indian River State College are exclusively online. 10,174 students are part time.
Full General Biology at Indian River State College Report
Mississippi State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Mississippi State also did well on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Mississippi State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,015 students take at least one class online at Mississippi State. About 4,224 of the students at Mississippi State are attending part time.
Full General Biology at Mississippi State University Report
University of Central Florida landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. UCF also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. 23,575 of UCF students are attending part time.
Full General Biology at University of Central Florida Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population. USF Tampa also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 1.2% of USF Tampa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. About 13,938 of the students at USF Tampa are attending part time.
Full General Biology at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report
Clemson University landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population. Clemson also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at Clemson is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,161 students at Clemson that take at least one class online. About 3,412 of the students at Clemson are attending part time.
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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Emory University. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.4% of Emory students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,651 students at Emory that take at least one class online. About 1,395 of the students at Emory are attending part time.
Full General Biology at Emory University Report
Our rankings recognize University of South Carolina - Columbia as the #15 school in this year's rankings. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UofSC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at UofSC is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. There are roughly 3,896 part time students in attendance at UofSC.
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The #16 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Virginia Commonwealth University. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond. VCU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. About 5,055 of the students at VCU are attending part time.
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East Carolina University landed the #17 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville. ECU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at ECU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. 7,199 of ECU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus as the #18 school in this year's rankings. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. Georgia Tech excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 19,058 of Georgia Tech students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 21,273 part time students in attendance at Georgia Tech.
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Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Charlotte as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNC Charlotte is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.7% of UNC Charlotte students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,634 students at UNC Charlotte that take at least one class online. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.
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North Carolina State University earned the #20 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NC State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.0% of NC State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. 7,732 students are part time.
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