2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell Biology Major in North Carolina

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Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences is the 111th most popular major in the country with 6,206 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,229 and had an average of $20,678 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 87 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $9,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,744 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell Biology Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in cell biology and anatomical sciences.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell Biology Major in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree cell biology students.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in North Carolina

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

#1 overall quality in North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell Biology Major in North Carolina. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Duke University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

#6 overall quality in North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Cell Biology Major in North Carolina list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s cell biology students in 2020-2021.

Full East Carolina University Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

• Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in the Southeast Region
• Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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