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

28 Colleges
7,195 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,270 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TexasOut of the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked 5th in Texas. In fact, 7,195 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 8.2% of all the biology bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general biology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Texas

Check out the biology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in Texas that are best for non-traditional general biology students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Colleges for General Biology in Texas list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 students are part time.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

About 1.2% of SHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. About 6,353 of the students at SHSU are attending part time.

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University of North Texas landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNT has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Texas ranking.

The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,105 part time students in attendance at UNT.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Texas ranking.

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 of UH Clear Lake students are attending part time.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas State University. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 students are part time.

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The University of Texas at Arlington comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. 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. 22,217 students are part time.

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Texas Woman's University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 6,914 of TWU students are exclusively distance learners. 7,329 students are part time.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

The student loan default rate at Tarleton is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. 6,360 of Tarleton students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,832 part time students in attendance at Tarleton.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Texas ranking.

The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.

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The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Texas ranking.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,971
Oklahoma 565
New Mexico 461

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

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