2025 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

General Biology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 31 master's degrees in general biology to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master'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

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general biology 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 much debt general biology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general biology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Biology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Biology in Arkansas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general biology.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Master's in Biology

1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

15 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Arkansas State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general biology. A-State is a large public university located in the small city of Jonesboro.More information about a master’s in general biology from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

2

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general biology has to look into University of Central Arkansas. UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway.More information about a master’s in general biology from University of Central Arkansas

Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	256
Georgia	190	179
Virginia	182	229
North Carolina	178	183
Tennessee	166	83
Alabama	151	203
Kentucky	147	66
Louisiana	147	117
South Carolina	146	158
Mississippi	145	213
West Virginia	112	39

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biology

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

Biology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	31

Most Popular Majors Related to Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	32
Genetics	8
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	7
Zoology	5
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	4
Botany/Plant Biology	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.