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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,394 people earned their degree in molecular biology, making the major the 356th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 140 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in molecular biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their molecular biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in the Southeast Region

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lipscomb University Molecular Biology Report

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. East Carolina University is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 0 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Wake Forest University

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Duke University Molecular Biology Report

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Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 0 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 full report on Molecular Biology at Augusta University

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Molecular Biology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 2 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Mississippi State

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