2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #459 out of 1137 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of bioinformatics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in bioinformatics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Bioinformatics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in bioinformatics matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Southeast Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of bioinformatics students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Bioinformatics Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for bioinformatics.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Bioinformatics in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Bioinformatics Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics has to check out Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in bioinformatics in Virginia.

There were roughly 25 bioinformatics individuals who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from Virginia Commonwealth University

2

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

#1 Most Popular In LA

Xavier University of Louisiana is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics. XULA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from Xavier University of Louisiana

2

Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN

#1 Most Popular In TN

Christian Brothers University is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Memphis. More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from Christian Brothers University

2

Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC

#1 Most Popular In SC

Claflin University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics. Located in the town of Orangeburg, Claflin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in bioinformatics from Claflin University

 

Best Bioinformatics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular bioinformatics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Tennessee	445	1
Virginia	417	28
South Carolina	353	2
Louisiana	295	0

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Bioinformatics Related Rankings by Major

Bioinformatics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Bioinformatics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computational Biology	26
Biostatistics	23
Biometry/Biometrics	11
Biomathematics	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.