2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
With 177,778 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for biological and biomedical sciences 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Eastern Virginia Medical School to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $26,451 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Peay State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Austin Peay State University are $14,827 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a very 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WKU are $18,340 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.
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George Mason University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 5% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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University of Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.
UF also claimed a spot on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5,375 |
| West Virginia | 782 |
| Mississippi | 1,746 |
| South Carolina | 2,790 |
| Florida | 9,666 |
| Virginia | 5,024 |
| Arkansas | 1,033 |
| Alabama | 2,662 |
| Kentucky | 1,553 |
| Georgia | 4,996 |
| Tennessee | 2,478 |
| Louisiana | 2,210 |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 6,206 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 4,566 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 4,420 |
| Biotechnology | 3,911 |
| Zoology | 2,984 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2,957 |
| Genetics | 1,543 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 1,042 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 691 |
| Molecular Medicine | 83 |
Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 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 Kelly White.
More about our data sources and methodologies.