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2025 Best Biochemistry Schools in the Southeast Region

30 Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,456 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in biochemistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #79 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 30 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,456 degrees in biochemistry annually.

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Choosing a Great Biochemistry School

Best Biochemistry Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of biochemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biochemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Biochemistry Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Biological Chemistry
Master's Degrees in Biological Chemistry
Doctor's Degrees in Biological Chemistry

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biochemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biochemistry in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biological chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Biological Chemistry

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
78 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biochemistry. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 78 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
26.7% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you wish to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In VA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in biochemistry needs to take a look at University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
106 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biochemistry. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 106 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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5
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
74 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 74 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
84 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were roughly 84 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
47 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 47 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In LA
36 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were approximately 36 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

UNC Greensboro is a large public university located in the city of Greensboro. This university ranks 17th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 24 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
40 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 40 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in biochemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Best Biochemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best biochemistry colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 223
North Carolina 710 208
Georgia 690 195
Virginia 630 223
Tennessee 624 140
South Carolina 530 106
Kentucky 518 30
Mississippi 501 145
Alabama 500 27
Louisiana 489 107
Arkansas 466 6
West Virginia 410 28

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Biochemistry is one of 9 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 321
Molecular Biology 135
Molecular Biochemistry 27
Biophysics 17
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 16
Molecular Biophysics 1

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