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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
125 Degrees Awarded
$10,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Biological/Biosystems Engineering is the 649th most popular major in the country with 365 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 134 biological/biosystems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 125 biological/biosystems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in biological/biosystems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological/biosystems engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological/biosystems engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The biological/biosystems engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $1,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $7,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $12,094 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological/biosystems engineering students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $18,394 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological/Biosystems Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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