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2021 Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

45 Colleges
5,634 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,849 Avg Cost*

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

This year's Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 45 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 the Plains States Region

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

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional general biology students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Saint Cloud State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. 5,106 students are part time.

Full General Biology at Saint Cloud State University Report

3

Winona State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 2,776 students at Winona State that take at least one class online. 1,337 students are part time.

Read full report on General Biology at Winona State University

4

University of North Dakota comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 5,465 students take at least one class online at UND. 4,977 of UND students are attending part time.

Full General Biology at University of North Dakota Report

5

Our rankings recognize Iowa State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region list.

The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. About 3,155 of the students at Iowa State are attending part time.

Read full report on General Biology at Iowa State University

6

Metropolitan State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. About 4,032 of the students at Metro State are attending part time.

Full General Biology at Metropolitan State University Report

7

Fort Hays State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at FHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 6,600 of FHSU students are exclusively distance learners. 8,687 of FHSU students are attending part time.

Full General Biology at Fort Hays State University Report

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Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

Morningside College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

The student loan default rate at Morningside is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 1,117 of Morningside students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska - Lincoln as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region list.

About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. About 3,376 of the students at UNL are attending part time.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. Iowa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in the Plains States Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. 5,055 of Iowa students are attending part time.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Iowa

Best for Non-Traditional Students General Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students general biology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,736
Minnesota 1,628
Iowa 731
Kansas 631
Nebraska 603
North Dakota 277
South Dakota 294

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

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