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2023 Most Popular Online Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$23,681 Avg Salary
$11,724 Avg Student Debt

With 177,778 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Online Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online associate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma City Community College the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their associate degree. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

About 77% of the students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at the school are women while 23% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Cochise County Community College District helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

Of the 7 students majoring in biological and biomedical sciences at Cochise College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Cochise County Community College District Report

#3

Murray State College

Tishomingo, OK

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Murray State College is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Tishomingo, Murray State College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Scottsdale Community College is a great place for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Salado College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Rio Salado College Report

Explore the most popular online biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,582
Texas 13,714
New Mexico 740
Oklahoma 1,804

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
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
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 4,566
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4,420
Biotechnology 3,911
Zoology 2,984
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,957
Genetics 1,543
Pharmacology & Toxicology 1,042
Botany/Plant Biology 691
Molecular Medicine 83

Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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