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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

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 “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,027 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,808 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 10 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 21 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biotechnology 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 NC State are $28,999.

Read full report on Biotechnology at NC State

#2

Claflin University

Orangeburg, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claflin University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

Claflin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Claflin University are $12,035, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Claflin Biotechnology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UAB Biotechnology Report

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 5 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biotechnology 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 UGA are $27,476.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Georgia

#3 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 #5 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biotechnology at UCF

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 12 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#7

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 9 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biotech students list, Florida Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Biotechnology 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 Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588.

Read more about Biotechnology at Florida Institute of Technology

#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#9 in overall quality

Florida Atlantic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biotech students list, FAU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Biotechnology 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 Florida Atlantic University are $18,482.

Read full report on Biotechnology at FAU

#9

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

Fort Valley State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Fort Valley State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Biotechnology 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 Fort Valley State University are $17,836.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Fort Valley State University

#10

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Eastern Virginia Medical School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Virginia Medical School also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $25,188.

Full Eastern Virginia Medical School 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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