by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biology Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 94,541 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southeast region, there were 24,098 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22,499 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 356 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. That schools that top this list have a program in biology studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rust College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 356 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Centenary College of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Centenary College of Louisiana is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 356 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. Xavier University of Louisiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 121 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alice Lloyd College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 356 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Presbyterian College landed the #5 spot on the list. Clinton, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to 44 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Fisk University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Fisk is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bennett College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #8, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 113 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
Erskine College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Erskine College is located in Due West, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wofford College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Philander Smith College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Philander Smith College is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 17 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #12, Stillman College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
Randolph College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Randolph College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Livingstone College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Livingstone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Tougaloo College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tougaloo, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Edward Waters College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Edward Waters College is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 17 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Spelman College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spelman is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Oglethorpe University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Benedict College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
Miles College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fairfield, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Carolina - Beaufort ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Bluffton, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Carolina - Beaufort Biology Studies Report
Millsaps College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Millsaps College is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 32 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lyon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Lyon College is located in Batesville, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Christopher Newport University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Newport News, Virginia, and it awarded 127 bachelors’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Randolph - Macon College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph - Macon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
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Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Le Moyne - Owen College | Memphis, TN |
| 52 | Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, VA |
| 53 | Birmingham Southern College | Birmingham, AL |
| 54 | Claflin University | Orangeburg, SC |
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