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2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

46 Colleges
8,683 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,949 Avg Cost*

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

This year's Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 46 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 the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional biological & biomedical sciences students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo. As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,213 students take at least one class online at North Dakota State University. 2,437 students are part time.

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Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at St. Cloud State University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. 5,106 students are part time.

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University of North Dakota landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UND also did well on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.8% of UND students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,465 students at UND that take at least one class online. 4,977 of UND students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Winona State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 1.1% of Winona State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,776 students at Winona State that take at least one class online. 1,337 of Winona State students are attending part time.

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Kansas State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.

About 0.9% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,181 students at K -State that take at least one class online. About 3,739 of the students at K -State are attending part time.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

About 0.3% of UNOMAHA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,191 students at UNOMAHA that take at least one class online. 4,328 students are part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region list.

About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. There are roughly 3,376 part time students in attendance at UNL.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. Iowa also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. 5,055 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students biological & biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,224
Kansas 1,096
Minnesota 2,662
Iowa 1,271
South Dakota 360
Nebraska 922
North Dakota 341

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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