by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Biotechnology is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,372 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 154 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. That schools that top this list have a program in biotechnology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Baptist College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #2 spot on the list. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claflin University landed the #4 spot on the list. Claflin is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Southern College landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 34 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, 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 92%.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 6 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%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pembroke, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke Biotechnology Report
Santa Fe College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Santa Fe College is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Liberty University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 0 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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