by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is the 64th most popular major in the country with 14,535 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,693 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 109 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region. SVU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buena Vista, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Virginia University Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
Out of the 109 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hendrix College landed the #2 spot on the list. Hendrix is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Hendrix Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryville College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Maryville, Tennessee, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Maryville College Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
Out of the 109 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fisk University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 109 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem College landed the #5 spot on the list. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Salem Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
Oakwood University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Oakwood is a small school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 12 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Oakwood University Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
With a ranking of #7, Berry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Berry is a small school located in Mount Berry, Georgia that handed out 23 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Full Berry College Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
Centre College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Centre College of Kentucky
Ave Maria University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Ave Maria, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biochemistry students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full AMU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
Agnes Scott College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biochemistry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Agnes Scott
With a ranking of #11, Huntingdon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Huntingdon College is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 7 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Huntingdon College
Catawba College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Presbyterian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Clinton, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Presbyterian College Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
Roanoke College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Roanoke College is located in Salem, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Roanoke College
Hampden - Sydney College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hampden - Sydney is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Hampden - Sydney Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
Lipscomb University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 30 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees 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 Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
Washington and Lee University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Lexington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biochemistry students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Washington and Lee University Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
University of Richmond landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Richmond
Converse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Converse is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Converse College
Millsaps College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biochemistry students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Millsaps College
Bellarmine University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Bellarmine U
With a ranking of #22, Christian Brothers University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biochemistry degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full Christian Brothers University Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biochemistry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rollins College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rollins College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 13 bachelors’s biochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Rollins
LaGrange College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biochemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. LaGrange College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lagrange, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at LaGrange College
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