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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biophysics (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$41,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 502 people earned their degree in biophysics, making the major the 724th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 15 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biophysics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biophysics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biophysics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biophysics (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biophysics students in 2019-2020.

Loyola New Orleans also made our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola University New Orleans is $21,486 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biophysics students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Loyola New Orleans Biophysics Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #2 spot on the list. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Duke University is $27,020 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biophysics students whose families make more than $110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 more about Biophysics at Duke

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,734 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biophysics students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Emory.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive 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.

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#4

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eckerd College landed the #4 spot on the list. Eckerd College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Petersburg, Florida. It awarded 1 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

Eckerd also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eckerd is $34,860 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biophysics students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Biophysics at Eckerd College

#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s biophysics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biophysics students whose families make more than $110k list, Wake Forest University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wake Forest University is $29,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biophysics students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on Biophysics at Wake Forest 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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