2024 Best Molecular Biology Schools in the Southeast Region
8Colleges in the Southeast Region
140Molecular Biology Degrees Awarded
Molecular Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #356 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of molecular biology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 140 degrees in molecular biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The molecular biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Biology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for molecular biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The molecular biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Molecular Biology Schools in the Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Molecular Biology in the Southeast Region
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 molecular biology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Duke University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in molecular biology. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were about 7 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
Vanderbilt University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in molecular biology. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
Lipscomb University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in molecular biology. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 6th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 58 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent year we have data available.
Mississippi State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in molecular biology. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #284 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mississippi State is a great university overall.
There were about 2 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.
ECU is a very large public university located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were about 5 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 14 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Stetson in the most recent data year.
A-State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Jonesboro. This university ranks 2nd out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 2 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year.
Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 5 molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.
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).
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The molecular biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Molecular Biology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for molecular biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
