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With 94,541 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, biology studies is the 6th most popular major in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 3,448 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $46,159 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 11 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabeth City State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina. This small school is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 13 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina list. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #5 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Biology Studies Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina ranking. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Wake Forest University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina list. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Duke University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina ranking. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 168 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biological Sciences Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 569 degrees to qualified masters’s biological sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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