2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking.

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

Across North Carolina, there were 14 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the molecular biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree molecular biology students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in North Carolina

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$39,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Wake Forest University

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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