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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,027 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,808 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biotechnology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biotechnology at University of Central Florida

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Carolina State University Biotechnology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 12 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biotech students whose families make $30-$48k list, USF Tampa has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

UGA also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

Read more about Biotechnology at UGA

#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

FAU also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.

Read more about Biotechnology at FAU

#4 in overall quality

University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 31 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#7

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

Fort Valley State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Fort Valley, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Fort Valley State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Valley State University are $17,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fort Valley State University Biotechnology Report

#8

Claflin University

Orangeburg, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Claflin University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Claflin is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

Claflin also made our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Claflin are $12,035, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Tech Biotechnology Report

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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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