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Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Bernardino Valley College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for general biology students working on their associate degree. 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.

Full General Biology at San Bernardino Valley College Report

#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of San Mateo is a great place for general biology students working on their online associate degree. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of San Mateo.

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

Read full report on General Biology at College of San Mateo

#3

Compton College

Compton, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Compton College is a great place for general biology students working on their online associate degree. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

Full General Biology at Compton College Report

Explore the most popular online general biology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,026
Washington 1,675
Oregon 969
Nevada 561
Hawaii 253
Alaska 98

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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 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.

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