2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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Biological & Physical Science is the 36th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and physical science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree biological science students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in the Southeast Region

#1

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 2 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biological science students list, USA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

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#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 3 masters’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science

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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