2023 Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree School for You
Biotechnology is the #172 most popular major in the country with 3,911 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best school in the Southeast Region for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, biotech graduates from UCF take out $19,693 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida Southern College is a great place for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on this year’s best schools for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.
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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on this year’s best schools for biotechnology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Liberty University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biotechnology programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Claflin University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biotechnology programs. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.
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Explore the best biotechnology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 26 |
| Virginia | 37 |
| North Carolina | 80 |
| Florida | 74 |
| Tennessee | 12 |
| Kentucky | 46 |
| South Carolina | 7 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Alabama | 62 |
| Mississippi | 0 |
| West Virginia | 8 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Biotech
Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Biotech
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 107,165 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 14,535 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11,615 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8,813 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 7,247 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
More about our data sources and methodologies.