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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,100 people earned their degree in bioinformatics, making the major the 446th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 143 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in bioinformatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent bioinformatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at UNC Chapel Hill

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Bioinformatics at North Carolina State University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UGA Bioinformatics Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at Virginia Tech

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

Full Georgia Tech Bioinformatics Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #8 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#7

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 1 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree bioinformatics students list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Charlotte Bioinformatics Report

#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at Vanderbilt University

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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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