Biological/Biosystems Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #639 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for biological/biosystems engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 degrees in biological/biosystems engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Biological/Biosystems Engineering School
The biological/biosystems engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biological/Biosystems Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Biological/Biosystems Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Biological/Biosystems Engineering Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Biological/Biosystems Engineering in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of biological/biosystems engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Auburn University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biological/biosystems engineering. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn. This university ranks 3rd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 65 biological/biosystems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biological/biosystems engineering. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 52 biological/biosystems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biological/biosystems engineering. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 17 biological/biosystems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Arkansas is a good option for students interested in a degree in biological/biosystems engineering. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 39 biological/biosystems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The biological/biosystems engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biological/Biosystems Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Biological/Biosystems Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
