2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in South Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina” ranking.

General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 102,043 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 South Carolina, there were 1,789 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,600 and $26,983 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Biology at Clemson University

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,198 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.

UofSC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

Read full report on General Biology at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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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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