by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,911 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 174th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,907 and had an average of $20,555 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,372 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,634 and $19,748 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biotechnology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Tennessee Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitt Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized school located in Winterville, North Carolina that handed out 10 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alamance Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. Graham, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biotech degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Forsyth Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Shelby, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wilson Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WCC is located in Wilson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biotech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. Guilford Technical Community College is located in Jamestown, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #8, Gaston College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. Dallas, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biotech degrees to 372 students in 2020-2021.
State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a public institution located in Bradenton, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Martin Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Martin Community College is located in Williamston, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s biotech degrees to qualified students.
Miami Dade College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 0 associates’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.
Hillsborough Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s biotech students in 2020-2021.
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