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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region

46 Ranked Colleges
248 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 177,778 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the 9th most popular major in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 10,692 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,918 and $24,179 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 248 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region

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Union College Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union College Nebraska. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Union College is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Little Priest Tribal College
Winnebago, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Priest Tribal College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Winnebago, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

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Black Hills State University
Spearfish, South Dakota

Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.

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St Charles Community College
Cottleville, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Charles Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. SCC is located in Cottleville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshalltown Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Marshalltown Community College is a public institution located in Marshalltown, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Inver Hills Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Normandale Community College
Bloomington, Minnesota

With a ranking of #7, Normandale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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Dodge City Community College
Dodge City, Kansas

Dodge City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Dodge City Community College is a small public school situated in Dodge City, Kansas. It awarded 3 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ozarks Technical Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

North Hennepin Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Coon Rapids, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

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Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, South Dakota

Oglala Lakota College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Oglala Lakota College is a small school located in Kyle, South Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Iowa Lakes Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Estherville, Iowa, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Presentation College
Aberdeen, South Dakota

Presentation College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #18, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 19 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota

Northern State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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Northeast Community College
Norfolk, Nebraska

Northeast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 5 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Barton County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. Barton Community College is a small school located in Great Bend, Kansas that handed out 5 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Independence Community College
Independence, Kansas

Independence Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Independence Community College is a small school located in Independence, Kansas that handed out 1 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

With a ranking of #24, Saint Paul College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #25, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. WNCC is a public institution located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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