2025 Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a master's degree in biotechnology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #89 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for biotechnology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 148 master's degrees in biotechnology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biotechnology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of biotechnology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality biotech program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biotechnology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biotechnology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for biotechnology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biotechnology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biotechnology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Biotechnology Schools

The biotech 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 the Best Biotechnology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Biotechnology in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in biotechnology.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Biotech

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

33 Annual Graduates

$86,906 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in biotechnology. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.

Soon after graduating, biotech master's recipients typically make about $86,906 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in biotechnology from North Carolina State University

2

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

10 Annual Graduates

University of South Florida - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in biotechnology. USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tampa.More information about a master’s in biotechnology from University of South Florida - Main Campus

3

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

22 Annual Graduates

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in biotechnology. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in biotechnology from University of Alabama at Birmingham

4

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Central Florida if you wish to pursue a master's degree in biotechnology. UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando.More information about a master’s in biotechnology from University of Central Florida

Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	28
Georgia	190	10
North Carolina	178	31
Alabama	151	44
South Carolina	146	5
Mississippi	145	0
West Virginia	112	8

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Biotechnology Related Rankings by Major

Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Biotech Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Biotechnology	148

Most Popular Majors Related to Biotech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	1,768
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	913
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	674
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	671
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	438
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	349
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	149
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	131
Zoology	90
Genetics	66

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 Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center. More about our data sources and methodologies.