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2023 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$63,040 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

General Biology is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,666 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

Check out the biology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in General Biology

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the best school in North Carolina for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Full General Biology at Wake Forest University Report

#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Read full report on General Biology at Duke University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Read full report on General Biology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,494
Virginia 3,513
Florida 6,451
Tennessee 1,542
Kentucky 1,146
South Carolina 1,776
Louisiana 1,529
Arkansas 891
Alabama 1,940
Mississippi 1,380
West Virginia 526

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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