2023 Best Value General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Biology Associate Degree School for You
With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for biology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Biology
Our 2023 rankings named Mott Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general biology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Flint, MCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,091 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, biology majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $16,788 in student debt.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.
Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Adrian College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Adrian are $39,107 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 2,795 |
Ohio | 3,097 |
Illinois | 2,864 |
Indiana | 1,765 |
Wisconsin | 1,970 |
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General Biology Related Majors for Biology
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Biology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 14,535 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11,615 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8,813 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 7,247 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 6,206 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.