2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional general biology students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
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Sam Houston State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,795 students at SHSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,353 part time students in attendance at SHSU.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at NAU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,368 part time students in attendance at NAU.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. About 8,480 of the students at ASU - Tempe are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Texas. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.
About 0.4% of UH Clear Lake students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,857 students at UH Clear Lake that take at least one class online. 4,970 students are part time.
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Texas State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Texas State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. 8,642 of Texas State students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Arlington as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 22,217 part time students in attendance at UT Arlington.
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Texas Woman's University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. 7,329 students are part time.
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Tarleton State University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 6,360 students at Tarleton are exclusively online. About 4,832 of the students at Tarleton are attending part time.
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