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2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
829 Degrees Awarded
$14,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Biological & Physical Sciences is the 29th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 829 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical sciences 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 and physical sciences 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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Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 391 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid per year to attend Florida International University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full FIU Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at USF Tampa

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 37 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students with aid.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at FAU

#4

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 52 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University

#5

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 106 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological and physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students with aid per year to attend UGA.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at University of Georgia

#3 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 69 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students with aid per year to attend Virginia Commonwealth University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at VCU

#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students with aid list, Mississippi State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid per year to attend Mississippi State University.

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

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Mississippi State University

#9 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Monticello, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UAM also took the #9 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAM is $12,136 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students with aid.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at University of Arkansas at Monticello

#9

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

University of West Alabama ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 1 bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Alabama also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $15,514 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological & physical sciences students with aid.

Full University of West Alabama Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#10

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Virginia Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VWU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,425 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid per year to attend VWU.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Virginia Wesleyan 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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