2024 Best Biophysics Schools in North Carolina

Biophysics isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #732 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biophysics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 degrees in biophysics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall Biophysics Schools List

Biophysics Rankings by Degree Level

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 Biophysics Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Biophysics in North Carolina

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 biophysics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top North Carolina Schools in Biophysics

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

62.5% Growth in Graduates

Duke University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in biophysics. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in biophysics from Duke University

2

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

East Carolina University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in biophysics. ECU is a very large public university located in the city of Greenville.More information about a degree in biophysics from East Carolina University

Best Biophysics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Biophysics Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	0
Georgia	690	2
Virginia	630	3
Tennessee	624	0
South Carolina	530	0
Louisiana	489	3
Arkansas	466	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biophysics

One of 9 majors within the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology area of study, Biophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	208
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	25
Molecular Biology	12
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	4

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.