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2024 Best Biochemistry Schools in the Southeast Region

50 Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,442 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in biochemistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #79 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 50 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,442 degrees in biochemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biochemistry School

Best Biochemistry Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of biochemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biochemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Biochemistry Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Biological Chemistry
Master's Degrees in Biological Chemistry
Doctor's Degrees in Biological Chemistry

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biochemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biochemistry in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biological chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Biological Chemistry

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biochemistry. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
4.5% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
91 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Miami if you want to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were about 91 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
67 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biochemistry. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were about 67 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In VA

University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NC

UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
72 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 72 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In LA
34 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
111 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 111 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS
79 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were roughly 79 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Biochemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best biochemistry colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 223
North Carolina 710 208
Georgia 690 195
Virginia 630 223
Tennessee 624 140
South Carolina 530 106
Kentucky 518 30
Mississippi 501 145
Alabama 500 27
Louisiana 489 107
Arkansas 466 6
West Virginia 410 28

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Biochemistry is one of 9 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 335
Molecular Biology 140
Molecular Biochemistry 29
Biophysics 17
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 5
Molecular Biophysics 2

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