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2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Biotechnology at University of Central Florida

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Biotechnology at UGA

#3

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 10 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FGCU is $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University Biotechnology Report

#4

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a medium-sized school located in Pembroke, North Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k list, UNC Pembroke has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,228 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biotech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UNC Pembroke.

Full UNC Pembroke Biotechnology Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UK is $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Kentucky Biotechnology Report

#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

James Madison University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. JMU is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 20 bachelors’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JMU is $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Read full report on Biotechnology at JMU

#7

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Florida Southern College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k list, Florida Southern has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $25,646 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Florida Southern.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Florida Southern College

#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Biotech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biotech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Liberty University

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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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