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2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$14,919 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Master'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.

The Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biology 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.

2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Elizabeth City State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in North Carolina. ECSU is a small public school located in the town of Elizabeth City.

ECSU graduate students pay an average of $5,701 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Biology at Elizabeth City State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

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North Carolina Central University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

North Carolina Central University graduate students pay an average of $7,641 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Biology at North Carolina Central University Report

Western Carolina University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCU are $7,480 a year.

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North Carolina A & T State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC A&T are $7,938 a year.

Full General Biology at North Carolina A & T State University Report

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 13 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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