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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Molecular Biology is the 366th most popular major in the country with 1,424 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 132 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 85 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in molecular biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great molecular biology 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 molecular biology 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 Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,156 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Molecular Biology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Vanderbilt University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lipscomb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 21 bachelors’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,036 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Molecular Biology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lipscomb.

The low 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Lipscomb University

#3

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stetson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in DeLand, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.

Stetson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stetson University is $20,515 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Molecular Biology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Stetson University

#4

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Tech is $26,604 for southeast region bachelor’s degree molecular biology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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