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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,585 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,027 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biotechnology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $15,192 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of Central Florida

#2

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #2 spot on the list. FGCU is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FGCU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FGCU is $15,776 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full FGCU Biotechnology Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $75-$110k list, UGA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $17,105 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 94%.

Full University of Georgia Biotechnology Report

#4

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Pembroke, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNC Pembroke has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Pembroke is $14,153 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Biotechnology at UNC Pembroke

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 38 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $75-$110k list, UK has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $20,337 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Kentucky

#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

James Madison University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make $75-$110k list, JMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for James Madison University is $24,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at James Madison University

#7

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Florida Southern College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida Southern College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 5 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Southern also made our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Southern is $26,155 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Biotechnology at Florida Southern

#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $29,843 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Liberty University Biotechnology Report

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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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