2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education in the Southeast Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 777 people earned their degree in biology education, making the major the 522nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 46 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 biology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in biology education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biology education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biology education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biology Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Mountain College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Blue Mountain College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Blue Mountain College is $12,483 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian River State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Pierce, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students list, Indian River State College has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indian River State College is $2,003 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lee University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,696 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students per year to attend Lee University.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #4 spot on the list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 2 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
MC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi College is $17,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology teacher education students in 2019-2020.
UAFS also took the #13 spot in our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAFS is $9,637 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology Teacher Education students.
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology Teacher Education students per year to attend UofL.
With a ranking of #7, Miami Dade College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MDC, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MDC is $4,842 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology Teacher Education students.
Fayetteville State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biology teacher education students in 2019-2020.
Fayetteville State University also took the #14 spot in our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fayetteville State University is $5,899 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
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Virginia Union University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Union University is a small school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
VUU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,813 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students per year to attend VUU.
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Broward College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Broward College is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
BC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Broward College is $12,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology Teacher Education students.
St Petersburg College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. St Petersburg College is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
SPC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SPC is $3,226 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
Bethel University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Bethel is located in McKenzie, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Bethel also made our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend Bethel is $15,701 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology Teacher Education students.
Southern Wesleyan University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Central, South Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
SWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SWU is $17,750 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
Reinhardt University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Reinhardt University is located in Waleska, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Reinhardt University also made our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Reinhardt University is $22,314 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
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Carson - Newman University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Carson - Newman is a small school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee that handed out 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Carson - Newman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carson - Newman is $17,471 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biology Teacher Education students.
Charleston Southern University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. CSU is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CSU is $17,804 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
Lipscomb University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Lipscomb not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lipscomb is $24,749 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Campbell University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biology Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biology teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Campbell also made our “Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Campbell University is $24,544 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biology teacher education students.
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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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- *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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