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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best General Biology School for You

In 2020-2021, 96 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #38 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Biology Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Heritage University the most popular school in Washington for general biology students. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Central Washington University 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. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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#7

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

Walla Walla University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in Washington list. Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of College Place.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 784
Oregon 56
Nevada 18
Hawaii 5
Alaska 18

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

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