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 analysis found University of North Carolina at Pembroke to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNC Pembroke are $7,495 a year.
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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 5% of our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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 fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region 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 town of Orangeburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Claflin are $17,046 per year.
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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Tech are $43,246 per year.
Florida Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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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 large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCF are $22,467 per 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Fort Valley, Fort Valley State University is a public school 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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University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.
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Explore the best biotechnology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.