2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Molecular Biology is the 366th most popular major in the country with 1,424 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 132 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in molecular biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great molecular biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the molecular biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s molecular biology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Molecular Biology at Duke University

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Molecular Biology at East Carolina University

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 24 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Molecular Biology at Lipscomb University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k)

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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