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2023 Most Popular General Biology Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

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Finding the Best General Biology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 1,542 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Biology Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Welch College

Gallatin, TN

Our analysis found Welch College to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. Welch is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Gallatin.

About 91% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#2

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cumberland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on General Biology at Cumberland University

#2

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full General Biology at Southern Adventist University 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
Kentucky 1,146
South Carolina 1,776
Louisiana 1,529
Arkansas 891
Alabama 1,940
Mississippi 1,380
West Virginia 526

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

Majors Similar to Biology

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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