2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,756 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 84 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree biology students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 133 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biology students list, MC has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi College are $12,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 84 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #2 spot on the list. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biology students list, The Citadel has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Citadel Military College of South Carolina are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 84 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 120 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 84 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #4 spot on the list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 84 schools in the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
ECU also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
William Carey University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 13 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #9, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Memphis landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Morehead State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #12, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Mississippi State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Appalachian State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #15, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 21 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also made our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Mercer University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Virginia Tech came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #20, Campbell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Campbell University are $14,985.
With a ranking of #21, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Biology at University of South Alabama
Western Kentucky University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 22 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340.
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University of Arkansas ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 5 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Central Arkansas landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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