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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 85 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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 molecular biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The molecular biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree molecular biology students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree molecular biology students with aid list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,432 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Molecular Biology students with aid per year to attend Vanderbilt.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Molecular Biology at Vanderbilt University

#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,749 for southeast region bachelor’s degree molecular biology students with aid per year to attend Lipscomb.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Lipscomb University Molecular Biology Report

#3

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stetson University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in DeLand, Florida, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Stetson also took the #3 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,568 for southeast region bachelor’s degree molecular biology students with aid per year to attend Stetson University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Stetson Molecular Biology Report

#4

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Institute of Technology is $31,097 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Molecular Biology students with aid.

Read full report on Molecular Biology at Florida Institute of Technology

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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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