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2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great bioinformatics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree bioinformatics students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’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 Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree bioinformatics students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bioinformatics Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 44 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Bioinformatics Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 3 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’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 UGA are $27,476.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at UGA

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #4 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree bioinformatics students list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Bioinformatics at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NC State Bioinformatics Report

#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioinformatics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at UNC Charlotte

#6 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at Virginia Commonwealth University

#8 in overall quality

University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USF Tampa Bioinformatics Report

#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #3 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’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 Vanderbilt University are $50,624.

Read more about 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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