by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 177,778 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,469 and had an average of $23,170 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 7,398 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,817 and $21,510 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 296 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in biological and biomedical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Little Big Horn College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Little Big Horn College is a small school located in Crow Agency, Montana that handed out 2 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laramie County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 12 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 175 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school situated in Twin Falls, Idaho. It awarded 15 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Powell, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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College of Western Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. College of Western Idaho is a public institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern Wyoming Community College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school situated in Sheridan, Wyoming. It awarded 6 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Western Wyoming Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Western Wyoming Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Salt Lake Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 28 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Salt Lake Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #11, Casper College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Casper College is a small public school situated in Casper, Wyoming. It awarded 3 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, North Idaho College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 5 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Idaho College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
Weber State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Central Wyoming College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 0 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Fort Peck Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Poplar, Montana, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Idaho State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 92 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Wyoming College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Eastern Wyoming College is a small school located in Torrington, Wyoming that handed out 0 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Wyoming College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
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