2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 6,087 people earned their degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,481 and had an average of $26,633 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 93 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,900 and $8,170 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,192 and $24,368 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cell biology and anatomical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cell biology and anatomical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$-1,314 Average Net Price

$31,941 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. The yearly cost to attend Duke is $-1,314 for north carolina bachelor’s degree cell biology students whose families make $30-$48k. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, 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 97%.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Duke

#2

Methodist University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,167 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

Methodist also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Methodist University is $30,167 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Cell Biology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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