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2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked 5th in Mississippi. In fact, 1,380 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Online General Biology Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Mississippi 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.

Our analysis found Copiah-Lincoln Community College to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Mississippi. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

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

The average amount in student loans that biology majors at Copiah-Lincoln Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,347.

Read full report on General Biology at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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

Read full report on General Biology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

The in-demand online associate degree programs at East Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public college with a small student population.

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

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Holmes Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

On average, biology graduates from Holmes Community College take out $11,362 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full General Biology at Holmes Community College Report

Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,494
Virginia 3,513
North Carolina 3,666
Florida 6,451
Tennessee 1,542
Kentucky 1,146
South Carolina 1,776
Louisiana 1,529
Arkansas 891
Alabama 1,940
West Virginia 526

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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