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2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
829 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Biological & Physical Science is the 36th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,288 and $16,059 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 829 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and physical science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and physical science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological and physical science 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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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 391 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $5,002 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at FIU

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $3,950 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at USF Tampa

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k list, FAU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,085 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend FAU.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at FAU

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 106 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $7,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UGA.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Biological & Physical Science Report

#5

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 52 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,919 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Biological & Physical Science Report

Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend VCU is $16,768 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at VCU

#9 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a small school located in Monticello, Arkansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAM, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,326 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at UAM

#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 2 bachelors’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mississippi State.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Mississippi State University Biological & Physical Science Report

#9

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#10 in overall quality

University of West Alabama ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of West Alabama also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $14,254 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of West Alabama Biological & Physical Science Report

#10

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

VWU also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Wesleyan University is $20,816 for southeast region bachelor’s degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at VWU

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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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