2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
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2,892Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, biological & biomedical sciences students earned 2,892 bachelor's degrees from a Washington school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that 2.1% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological & biomedical sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological & biomedical sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Washington - Seattle Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in Washington that are best for non-traditional biological & biomedical sciences students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Washington ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Washington State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman. Wazzu also made our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Washington list, coming in at #2.
About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 of Wazzu students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.
Eastern Washington University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at EWU is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,626 students take at least one class online at EWU. About 1,697 of the students at EWU are attending part time.
Central Washington University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.8% of CWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. There are roughly 1,565 part time students in attendance at CWU.
Western Washington University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham. WWU also made our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Washington list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at WWU is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 827 students take at least one class online at WWU. There are roughly 1,864 part time students in attendance at WWU.
Our rankings recognize Gonzaga University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Gonzaga has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Washington ranking.
The student loan default rate at Gonzaga is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. About 661 of the students at Gonzaga are attending part time.
Saint Martin's University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Saint Martin's not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Washington list.
The student loan default rate at Saint Martin’s is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 499 students at Saint Martin’s that take at least one class online. About 304 of the students at Saint Martin’s are attending part time.
Seattle University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Seattle U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in Washington list.
About 0.5% of Seattle U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,609 students at Seattle U that take at least one class online. About 1,465 of the students at Seattle U are attending part time.
Pacific Lutheran University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 0.9% of PLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 67 students at PLU that take at least one class online. About 199 of the students at PLU are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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In <nil>, biological & biomedical sciences students earned 2,892 bachelor's degrees from a Washington school, making the subject the 5th in the state. This means that 2.1% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
