2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You
With 107,165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #5 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the best value school in the Southeast Region for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofM are $14,544 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tennessee State University are $22,836 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.
Georgia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Clemson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.
Clemson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.
UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 10% of our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #9, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $18,482 per year.
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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree 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 graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 3,494 |
| Virginia | 3,513 |
| North Carolina | 3,666 |
| 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 |
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General Biology Related Majors for Biology
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Biology
| 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 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.