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2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools

16 Colleges
$22,748 Avg Salary
$11,559 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 107,165 general biology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online biology associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

Our analysis found San Bernardino Valley College to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 37% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the biology majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, biology graduates from Copiah-Lincoln Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,347.

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#3

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the biology majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that biology majors at Georgia Military College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,734.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for general biology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#5

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools list. OCCC is a large public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

Of the 57 students majoring in biology at OCCC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

On average, biology graduates from OCCC take out $10,697 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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East Mississippi Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools ranking. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

About 75% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full General Biology at East Mississippi Community College Report

Holmes Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Women make up 68% of the biology majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that biology majors at Holmes Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,362.

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#8

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

With a ranking of #8, College of San Mateo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their online associate degree. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of San Mateo.

Women make up 58% of the biology majors at the school.

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Cochise County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general biology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

Of the 7 students majoring in biology at Cochise College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full General Biology at Cochise County Community College District Report

#9

Salem University

Salem, WV

Salem University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools list. Salem is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

About 71% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 29% are male.

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General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 16 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.

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