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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region

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154 Degrees Awarded
$27,968 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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. 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students.

Top 13 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Southeast Region

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Central Baptist College
Conway, Arkansas

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. Central Baptist College is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Full CBC Biotechnology Report

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biotech students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Full JMU Biotechnology Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

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.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Kentucky

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Claflin University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

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.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Claflin University

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Florida Southern College
Lakeland, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Southern College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Southern College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 3 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Biotechnology at Florida Southern

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University of Central Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 34 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of Central Florida

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Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, Florida

Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Florida Gulf Coast University

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Biotechnology at UGA

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Pembroke is a public institution located in Pembroke, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Biotechnology at UNC Pembroke

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Santa Fe College
Gainesville, Florida

Santa Fe College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Full Santa Fe College Biotechnology Report

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

With a ranking of #11, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Auburn University

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

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 located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Full Liberty University Biotechnology Report

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biotech Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 0 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full WKU Biotechnology Report

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