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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in Arizona

26 Colleges
$27,193 Avg Salary
$22,669 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Biology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Biology Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Arizona to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in Arizona for general biology students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Biology majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $21,375 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $288, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 26 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, biology majors at NAU accumulate an average of around $22,683 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $299.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for general biology students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, biology graduates from Grand Canyon University carry an average student debt load of $27,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

After completing their degree, biology graduates from ASU - Skysong carry an average student debt load of $21,375. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $288, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Midwestern University - Glendale helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in Arizona. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that biology majors at University of Arizona take out is $23,500.

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Ottawa University - Surprise ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in Arizona list. Located in the suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Arizona Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in Arizona ranking. Arizona Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Phoenix.

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Arizona Western College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Dine College

Tsaile, AZ

Dine College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Tsaile, Dine College is a public school with a 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 26 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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