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

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

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In 2019-2020, 365 people earned their degree in biological engineering, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,933 and had an average of $20,950 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 134 biological engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,900 and $20,261 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 125 biological engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological 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 engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Biological 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 engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 23 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $1,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological 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%.

Full University of Florida Biological Engineering Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s biological engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $7,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Georgia Biological Engineering Report

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological engineering students in 2019-2020.

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

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UARK Biological Engineering Report

#4

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological engineering degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Auburn has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biological Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $18,394 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at Auburn University

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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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