2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological & biomedical sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological & biomedical sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying biological & biomedical sciences.
Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Unity College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the New England Region that are best for non-traditional biological & biomedical sciences students. Located in the rural area of New Gloucester, Unity is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Unity also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the New England Region rankings.
About 2.6% of Unity students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,366 students at Unity are exclusively online. About 261 of the students at Unity are attending part time.
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Northeastern University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the New England Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
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Boston University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boston U has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the New England Region ranking.
About 0.5% of Boston U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.
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University of Connecticut earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population. UCONN not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at UCONN is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. There are roughly 3,257 part time students in attendance at UCONN.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham. UNH excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. About 1,355 of the students at UNH are attending part time.
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University of Vermont comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 0.6% of UVM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,390 students at UVM that take at least one class online. 1,286 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fitchburg State University. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.
The student loan default rate at Fitchburg State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 2,836 students at Fitchburg State are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,648 part time students in attendance at Fitchburg State.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Fitchburg State University Report
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Worcester State University. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. Approximately 2,303 students take at least one class online at Worcester State. 1,682 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Salem State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
About 1.4% of Salem State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,979 students at Salem State that take at least one class online. About 2,253 of the students at Salem State are attending part time.
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