by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 North Carolina, there were 3,666 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,663 and $24,947 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,443 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in general biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general biology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennett College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. 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.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Livingstone College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina. Livingstone College is located in Salisbury, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s biology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. Davidson, 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 62 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belmont Abbey College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina. BAC is a small school located in Belmont, North Carolina that handed out 33 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chowan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina. Murfreesboro, 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 17 students in 2020-2021.
Meredith College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Saint Augustine’s University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking. SAU is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 9 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Guilford College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. Guilford is a small school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 27 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Elizabeth City State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. Elizabeth City, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Wingate University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Wingate, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Catawba College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. Catawba is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Winston - Salem State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking. Winston - Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 80 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Warren Wilson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #13. Warren Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #14, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology degrees to 603 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill General Biology Report
William Peace University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking. William Peace University is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 13 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. UNC Pembroke is a medium-sized school located in Pembroke, North Carolina that handed out 110 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Salem College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 11 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Shaw University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Johnson C Smith University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking. JCSU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, University of North Carolina at Asheville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a public institution located in Asheville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Andrews University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. St. Andrews is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Biology at St. Andrews University
Mars Hill University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mars Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 14 bachelors’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Pfeiffer University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. Located in Misenheimer, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #24, Fayetteville State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 56 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Barton College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in North Carolina ranking. Wilson, 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 11 students in 2020-2021.
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