2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region

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In 2020-2021, 14,535 people earned their degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, making the major the 64th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,891 and had an average of $21,836 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,970 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,082 and $22,561 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. That schools that top this list have a program in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree biochemistry students.

Top 2 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology in the Southeast Region

1

Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coahoma Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Coahoma Community College is a public institution located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 associates’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

Full EMCC Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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%.

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Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.