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2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

13 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,071 people earned their degree in biochemistry, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,397 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in biochemistry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biochemistry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biochemistry program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 15 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full East Carolina University Biochemistry Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 7 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Biochemistry Report

#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree biological chemistry students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biochemistry at University of Virginia

#4

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also made our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099.

Full University of Mississippi Biochemistry Report

#4

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 1 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #10 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biochemistry at Clemson University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot on the list. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.

VCU also made our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Biochemistry Report

#13 in overall quality

Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 5 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.

Full FIU Biochemistry Report

#6 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biochemistry at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#8

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#12 in overall quality

University of Louisville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree biological chemistry students list, UofL has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biochemistry at University of Louisville

#9 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biochemistry at Louisiana State University

#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biochemistry at UK

#11

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

George Mason University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological chemistry students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree biological chemistry students list, GMU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

Read full report on Biochemistry at George Mason University

#12

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University

#13

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Duke University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree biological chemistry students list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

Read more about Biochemistry at Duke University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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