2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region
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25,193
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$24,972
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 107,165 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,334 and had an average of $23,818 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 27,856 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,714 and $24,907 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25,193 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 361 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rust College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Biology at Rust College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centenary College of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region. Centenary Louisiana is a small school located in Shreveport, Louisiana that handed out 37 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Centenary Louisiana General Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region list. Xavier University of Louisiana is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 120 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full XULA General Biology Report
Out of the 361 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alice Lloyd College landed the #4 spot on the list. Alice Lloyd is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pippa Passes, Kentucky. It awarded 15 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Alice Lloyd College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Presbyterian College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region. Presbyterian College is located in Clinton, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Biology at Presbyterian College
Fisk University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fisk is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 20 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Fisk
Bennett College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bennett College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Biology at Bennett
Alcorn State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 119 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Full Alcorn State General Biology Report
With a ranking of #9, Erskine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region list. Erskine is located in Due West, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Biology at Erskine College
Wofford College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Biology at Wofford
With a ranking of #11, Philander Smith College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region list. Philander Smith is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 23 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Philander Smith College
Stillman College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Stillman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 19 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Stillman College
Randolph College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Randolph is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Randolph College General Biology Report
Livingstone College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Livingstone College
Tougaloo College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tougaloo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Tougaloo
Edward Waters College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Edward Waters College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at Edward Waters College
Spelman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Spelman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Biology at Spelman
Oglethorpe University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Oglethorpe University is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 41 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oglethorpe University General Biology Report
Benedict College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Benedict College is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Benedict College General Biology Report
University of South Carolina - Beaufort did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Bluffton, South Carolina, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full USCB General Biology Report
Miles College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Miles College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Miles College General Biology Report
With a ranking of #22, Millsaps College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region list. Millsaps is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Biology at Millsaps College
With a ranking of #23, Lyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region list. Lyon College is a small school located in Batesville, Arkansas that handed out 23 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at Lyon College
With a ranking of #24, Oakwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Oakwood General Biology Report
Christopher Newport University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Newport News, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 153 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read full report on General Biology at CNU
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