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2022 Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,288 and $16,059 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 829 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and physical science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological and physical science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 391 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k 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 Florida International University Biological & Physical Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#3

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 #3 for the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 106 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Georgia.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UGA Biological & Physical Science Report

#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 37 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FAU is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Florida Atlantic University Biological & Physical Science Report

#5

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 52 bachelors’s biological science 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 Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Middle Tennessee State University

#9 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public institution located in Monticello, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,136 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UAM.

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

#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Mississippi State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Mississippi State

With a ranking of #8, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 69 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Commonwealth University is $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

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 Science at VCU

#9

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

University of West Alabama ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 1 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k list, University of West Alabama has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of West Alabama is $15,514 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at University of West Alabama

#10

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Virginia Wesleyan University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Virginia Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

VWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,425 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend VWU.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at VWU

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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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