by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 1,140 people earned their degree in bioinformatics, making the major the 397th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 177 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in bioinformatics. That schools that top this list have a program in bioinformatics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bioinformatics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Valley State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Itta Bena, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioinformatics degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Bioinformatics at Mississippi Valley State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 51 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Davidson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davidson, North Carolina. It awarded 1 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #6, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 5 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bioinformatics Report
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s bioinformatics students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a small public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 9 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Bioinformatics at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
With a ranking of #10, Medical University of South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s bioinformatics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Medical University of South Carolina Bioinformatics Report
North Carolina State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 3 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 9 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2021-2022.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s bioinformatics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Bioinformatics at University of South Florida - Main Campus
With a ranking of #14, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 3 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioinformatics degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
George Mason University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioinformatics degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Christian Brothers University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioinformatics degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Claflin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Claflin is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 0 ’s bioinformatics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioinformatics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s bioinformatics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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