by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 177,778 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,469 and had an average of $23,170 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 41,349 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,993 and $24,180 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4,886 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 136 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful biological and biomedical sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree biological & biomedical sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 374 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 321 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 92%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at USF Tampa
Out of the 136 schools in the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 261 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 252 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 97%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 215 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%. 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.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Emory University
University of Miami landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 213 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Miami Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 165 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
North Carolina State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 159 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at NC State
With a ranking of #9, Mississippi College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 150 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Barry University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Barry University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 138 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Barry University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #11, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Clemson
Duke University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 123 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bluefield College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluefield, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 106 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Bluefield College
Nova Southeastern University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 98 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Nova Southeastern University
University of Louisville landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 94 masters’s 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%.
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With a ranking of #16, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University
University of Mississippi came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 89 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Mississippi
Lincoln Memorial University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Harrogate, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 68 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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George Mason University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 60 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #22, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 55 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University
With a ranking of #23, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 54 masters’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University
Wake Forest University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 53 degrees to qualified masters’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Wake Forest University
With a ranking of #25, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Biological & Biomedical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified masters’s biological and biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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