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

5 Colleges
802 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,714 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IowaIn <nil>, general biology students earned 802 bachelor's degrees from an Iowa school, making the subject the 8th in the state. This means that 0.9% 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 Iowa ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best General Biology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Iowa State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general biology ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Iowa rankings.

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. 3,155 students are part time.

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Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

Morningside College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

About 0.8% of Morningside students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 1,117 of the students at Morningside are attending part time.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. Iowa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for General Biology in Iowa list.

The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.

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University of Northern Iowa landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNI has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Biology in Iowa ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. 1,478 of UNI students are attending part time.

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Grand View University
Des Moines, IA

Grand View University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general biology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at Grand View University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 478 students at Grand View University that take at least one class online. About 259 of the students at Grand View University are attending part time.

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

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

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

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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