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2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida

20 Colleges
6,021 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,557 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in FloridaOut of the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked 4th in Florida. In fact, 6,021 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 6.9% 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 Florida ranking, we looked at 20 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 Florida

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

Top 10 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Florida Atlantic University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general biology ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population. FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Florida list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 14,436 students take at least one class online at FAU. 11,860 of FAU students are attending part time.

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Barry University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 2.0% of Barry University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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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Indian River State College earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.

The student loan default rate at Indian River State College is lower than is typical, just 5.2% of students default in three years. 6,181 students at Indian River State College are exclusively online. 10,174 students are part time.

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University of Central Florida comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando. UCF not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Florida list.

About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. About 23,575 of the students at UCF are attending part time.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Florida ranking.

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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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Florida ranking.

About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. 8,311 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of North Florida as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Florida list.

The student loan default rate at UNF is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,525 students take at least one class online at UNF. About 5,162 of the students at UNF are attending part time.

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Florida International University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami. FIU also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in Florida list, coming in at #9.

About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. 22,664 of FIU students are attending part time.

Full General Biology at Florida International University Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population. UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Florida list.

About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 2.7% of Florida A&M University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,588 students at Florida A&M University that take at least one class online. About 1,382 of the students at Florida A&M University are attending part time.

Full General Biology at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,140
Tennessee 1,404
North Carolina 3,443
Virginia 3,086
South Carolina 1,603
Kentucky 1,052
Alabama 1,708
Louisiana 1,375
Mississippi 941
Arkansas 861
West Virginia 470

General Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 20 schools only.

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