2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for biotech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Biotechnology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Pembroke the best value school in the Southeast Region for biotechnology students. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Pembroke are $7,495 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for biotechnology students. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year. Biotech majors at NC State take out an average of $21,612 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida State College at Jacksonville is a great value for biotechnology students. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $9,631 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Florida is a great value for biotechnology students. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNF are $19,407 per year.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 5 spot on the list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JMU are $29,564 a year. While working on their degree, biotech majors at JMU accumulate an average of around $18,214 in student debt.
JMU also claimed a spot on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Claflin University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.
Claflin undergraduate students pay an average of $17,046 in tuition and fees each year.
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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for biotechnology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Tech are $43,246 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida Tech also did well on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Central Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UCF undergraduate students pay an average of $22,467 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that biotech majors at UCF take out is $18,666.
In addition to its great value ranking, UCF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Fort Valley State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Fort Valley, Fort Valley State University is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fort Valley State University are $16,554 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biotechnology students. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAH are $23,884 a year.
Request InformationBest Biotechnology Colleges by State
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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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.
- 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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