2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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With 102,043 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general biology is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 27,088 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,313 and $24,646 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24,387 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 236 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,003 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students per year to attend Indian River State College.
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Out of the 236 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is located in Pembroke, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 106 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UNC Pembroke is $10,228 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students.
Out of the 236 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Georgia is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 150 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNG is also in the top of our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for UNG is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabeth City State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Elizabeth City State University is a small school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina that handed out 23 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,350 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students per year to attend ECSU.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students per year to attend Western Carolina University.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 1,184 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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.
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tifton, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $6,933 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
Georgia Southern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 281 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students.
With a ranking of #9, William Carey University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend William Carey University is $13,000 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
University of South Carolina - Aiken landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Carolina - Aiken is a small public school situated in Aiken, South Carolina. It awarded 45 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
UofSC Aiken also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Carolina - Aiken is $15,050 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 440 students in 2019-2020.
FAU also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
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Dalton State College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. DSC is a small public school situated in Dalton, Georgia. It awarded 57 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for DSC is $6,543 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students.
With a ranking of #14, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 379 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also took the #25 spot in our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Gordon State College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Barnesville, Georgia, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Gordon is $9,935 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
Kennesaw State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 248 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, KSU Georgia is in the top on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
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East Carolina University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 187 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2019-2020.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students per year to attend East Carolina University.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 155 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $12,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
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Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 187 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Appalachian State is in the top on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Morehead State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,421 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students per year to attend Morehead State University.
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University of North Florida came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 166 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of the Cumberlands came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 37 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of the Cumberlands is $16,894 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
With a ranking of #24, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNO is $11,193 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students.
University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 162 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of South Alabama is $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology students.
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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%.
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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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