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

4 Colleges in the Southeast Region
192 Bachelor's Degrees
$40,618 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in biotechnology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #165 out of 363 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 192 bachelor's degrees in biotechnology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biotechnology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region The biotech bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

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

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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 Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for biotechnology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Biotech

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37 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from University of Georgia

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University of Kentucky is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the biotechnology program at University of Kentucky get $2,412 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from University of Kentucky

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University of Central Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the biotech program make an average of $36,992 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from University of Central Florida

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the biotech program make around $41,832 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in biotechnology from James Madison University

Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 225 46
Georgia 224 16
North Carolina 213 2
Virginia 213 37
South Carolina 195 2
Kentucky 187 45
Alabama 184 4
Arkansas 167 2

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

Biotech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Biotechnology 192

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 24,108
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 2,119
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 1,870
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,708
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 969
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 613
Zoology 337
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 212
Genetics 198
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 122

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