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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology in Georgia

6 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$52,393 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Biology Major in Georgia for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 107,165 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. 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 Georgia, there were 3,494 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,054 and $24,920 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 83 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,023 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Biology Major in Georgia for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general biology.

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Most Well Attended Biology Major in Georgia for a Doctorate

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

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Georgia for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 55 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Georgia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehouse School of Medicine landed the #2 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Morehouse School of Medicine General Biology Report

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Georgia for a Doctorate. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biology Major in Georgia for a Doctorate list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 5 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full Georgia Tech General Biology Report

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Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Georgia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #5 spot on the list. CAU is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biology Major in Georgia for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 557 doctorate’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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