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2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$27,313 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$14,657 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for biology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the biology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Biology

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the best value school in the Southeast Region for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $18,340 per 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 #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.

UNC Charlotte excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.

GMU also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $19,188 per year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $29,546 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general biology programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofSC graduate students pay an average of $30,160 in tuition and fees each year.

UofSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Florida International University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIU are $24,211 a year.

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Best 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

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 9 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.

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