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2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools

13 Colleges
$27,375 Avg Salary
$24,167 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Biology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular online school in the United States for general biology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Women make up 67% of the biology majors at the school.

Biology majors at UF take out an average of $18,123 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $202.

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Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Of the 234 students majoring in biology at ASU - Skysong, 28% are male and 72% are female.

On average, biology graduates from ASU - Skysong take out $22,440 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $288.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the United States. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

Women make up 26% of the biology majors at the school.

Biology majors at BYU - I take out an average of $13,779 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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

On average, biology graduates from UAF take out $21,796 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Excelsior College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the United States. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 67% of the biology majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, biology majors at Excelsior College accumulate an average of around $28,687 in student debt.

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#6

Life University

Marietta, GA

Life University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Marietta, Life is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the biology majors at the school.

On average, biology graduates from Life take out $26,328 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

Logan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#8

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida-Online ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

On average, biology graduates from UF Online take out $18,123 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $202.

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Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general biology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whittier.

Of the 19 students majoring in biology at SCU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#10

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 6 students majoring in biology at Fisher College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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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 13 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).

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