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 small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school 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. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. 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 fairly large public school located in the large 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.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small 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. There are roughly 11,860 part time students in attendance at FAU.
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Barry University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large 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. 2,387 students are part time.
Full General Biology at Barry University Report
Our rankings recognize Auburn University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn. Auburn also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at Auburn is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,718 students take at least one class online at Auburn. There are roughly 5,257 part time students in attendance at Auburn.
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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 midsize 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.
About 1.2% of UAB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,202 students at UAB that take at least one class online. 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 fairly 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 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. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. 2,831 of Virginia Tech students 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 fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.
About 5.2% of Indian River State College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,181 of Indian River State College students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 10,174 part time students in attendance at Indian River State College.
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Mississippi State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the 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.
About 2.0% of Mississippi State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,015 students at Mississippi State that take at least one class online. 4,224 students are part time.
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University of Central Florida landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. UCF is a very 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.
The student loan default rate at UCF is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. 23,575 students are 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 college with a fairly 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. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,938 part time students in attendance at USF Tampa.
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Clemson University landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population. Clemson also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #8.
About 0.6% of Clemson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,161 students at Clemson that take at least one class online. 3,412 students are part time.
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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Emory University. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. There are roughly 1,395 part time students in attendance at Emory.
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Our rankings recognize University of South Carolina - Columbia as the #15 school in this year's rankings. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized 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. There are approximately 16,608 students at UofSC that take at least one class online. 3,896 of UofSC students are attending part time.
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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 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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 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. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. 7,199 students are 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 very 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.
About 0.4% of Georgia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 19,058 students at Georgia Tech are exclusively online. About 21,273 of the students at Georgia Tech are attending part time.
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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 very 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 city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very 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.
The student loan default rate at NC State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,732 part time students in attendance at NC State.
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