by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Biochemistry is the 79th most popular major in the country with 10,320 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,442 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,304 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 89 colleges that offer a degree in biochemistry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biochemistry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological chemistry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region. Southern Virginia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buena Vista, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryville College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 89 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem College landed the #3 spot on the list. Salem is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 89 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oakwood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berry College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region. Berry College is located in Mount Berry, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Ave Maria University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. AMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ave Maria, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Agnes Scott College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Agnes Scott College is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 7 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Huntingdon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Catawba College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Catawba College is located in Salisbury, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Presbyterian College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Presbyterian College is located in Clinton, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Roanoke College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington and Lee University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Washington and Lee University is located in Lexington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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Converse College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Millsaps College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Millsaps is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Christian Brothers University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Christian Brothers University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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LaGrange College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. LaGrange College is located in Lagrange, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #17, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Sewanee is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 7 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Spelman College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spelman College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #19, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 79 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #20, Carson - Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Biochemistry at Carson - Newman University
Centenary College of Louisiana came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Biochemistry at Centenary College of Louisiana
Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Charleston Southern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Elon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Elon University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Elon, North Carolina. It awarded 24 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Biochemistry at Middle Tennessee State University
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