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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biophysics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 502 people earned their degree in biophysics, making the major the 724th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 15 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biophysics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biophysics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biophysics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biophysics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biophysics students in 2019-2020.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Duke University is $18,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biophysics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s biophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Forest University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wake Forest University is $23,550 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biophysics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biophysics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Loyola New Orleans also made our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola University New Orleans is $23,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biophysics students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biophysics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,657 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biophysics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Emory University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biophysics at Emory University

#5

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eckerd College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Eckerd College is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s biophysics degrees to qualified students.

Eckerd also made our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Eckerd is $33,351 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biophysics students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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