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2023 Most Popular General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Hampshire

11 Colleges
$27,375 Avg Salary
$24,167 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Biology is the #22 most popular major in New Hampshire with 451 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in New Hampshire to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Hampshire - Main Campus the most popular school in New Hampshire for general biology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Women make up 74% of the biology majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, biology graduates from UNH carry an average student debt load of $25,748. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $295.

Full General Biology at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#3

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Anselm College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in New Hampshire. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin Pierce University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the rural area of Rindge, Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#5

Keene State College

Keene, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that biology majors at Keene State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,264.

Full General Biology at Keene State College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire at Manchester. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the midsize city of Manchester, UNH Manchester is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 11% are male.

The average amount in student loans that biology majors at UNH Manchester take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,748. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $295.

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#7

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

With a ranking of #7, Rivier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.

Women make up 93% of the biology majors at the school.

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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general biology programs. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

Of the 14 students majoring in biology at SNHU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#9

New England College

Henniker, NH

New England College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in biology at NEC, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#10

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH

Plymouth State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in biology at Plymouth State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Biology majors at Plymouth State take out an average of $26,582 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,280
Connecticut 987
Maine 352
Rhode Island 534
Vermont 238

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 11 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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