2023 Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Biotechnology 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Biotechnology Colleges.
Top 10 Best Biotechnology Schools
Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Biotech majors at NC State take out an average of $21,612 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
While working on their degree, biotech majors at JMU accumulate an average of around $18,214 in student debt.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for biotechnology students. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
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University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best biotechnology programs. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for biotechnology students. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that biotech majors at UCF take out is $18,666.
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Florida Southern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.
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Explore the best biotechnology schools 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 19 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.
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