2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 biological/biosystems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biological/Biosystems Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s biological/biosystems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree biological/biosystems engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Auburn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn University Biological/Biosystems Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological/Biosystems Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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