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2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,585 people earned their degree in biotechnology, making the major the 171st most popular in the United States. 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in biotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biotechnology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree biotech students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

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.

Read full report on Biotechnology at NC State

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at UCF

#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 Getting Aid list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Read full report on Biotechnology at USF Tampa

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 5 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. 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 Getting Aid list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.

Full Florida Atlantic University Biotechnology Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Biotechnology Report

#7

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

Fort Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biotech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree biotech students with aid list, Fort Valley State University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Valley State University are $17,836.

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 Getting Aid ranking. Claflin University is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

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 University are $12,035, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biotechnology at Claflin

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biotechnology at Florida Tech

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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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