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2023 Most Popular General Biology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

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

Finding the Best General Biology Associate Degree School for You

General Biology is the #12 most popular major in Arizona with 2,191 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Biology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Arizona to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona Western College the most popular school in Arizona for general biology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full General Biology at Arizona Western College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cochise County Community College District is a great place for general biology students working on their associate degree. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

About 43% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full General Biology at Cochise County Community College District Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Mohave Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in Arizona. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

Women make up 80% of the biology majors at the school.

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#4

Dine College

Tsaile, AZ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Dine College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in Arizona. Located in the rural area of Tsaile, Dine College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Estrella Mountain Community College is a great place for general biology students working on their associate degree. Estrella Mountain Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.

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#5

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Phoenix College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in Arizona. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 50% of the biology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Mesa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Arizona College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Biology at Eastern Arizona College Report

Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general biology programs. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chandler.

Full General Biology at Chandler-Gilbert Community College Report

Tohono O’Odham Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the remote area of Sells, Tohono O'Odham Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,573
Oklahoma 729
New Mexico 576

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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