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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Bioinformatics is the 397th most popular major in the country with 1,156 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 175 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in bioinformatics. That schools that top this list have a program in bioinformatics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 6 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Vanderbilt University Bioinformatics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UA Little Rock Bioinformatics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about Bioinformatics at UNC Chapel Hill
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical University of South Carolina landed the #4 spot on the list. MUSC is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 1 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at MUSC
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Georgia Tech Bioinformatics Report
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioinformatics students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Bioinformatics at UNC Charlotte
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at University of Georgia
Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 4 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Virginia Tech Bioinformatics Report
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 4 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at North Carolina State University
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s bioinformatics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Bioinformatics at UAMS
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