2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Georgia, there were 3,536 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,664 and $24,920 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 109 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking looked at 4 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.

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

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Georgia

#1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus General Biology Report

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$56,415 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 20 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Biology at Georgia State

#3

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia

#5 in overall quality

$15,464 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark Atlanta University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CAU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CAU are $15,464, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Biology at CAU

#3

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$27,802 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehouse School of Medicine landed the #3 spot on the list. Morehouse School of Medicine is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.

MSM also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSM are $27,802, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Biology at Morehouse School of Medicine

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,814 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 74 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Biology at Emory University

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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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