2024 Best Biological & Physical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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Colleges in the Southeast Region
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Master's Degrees
Biological & Physical Science is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #148 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of biological & physical science. Combined, these schools handed out 42 master's degrees in biological & physical science to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Biological & Physical Science School for Your Master's Degree
The biological science master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biological & physical science students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of biological & physical science 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 biological & physical science 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 biological & physical science related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biological & physical science students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Biological & Physical Science Schools
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 Biological & Physical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.