2023 Best Value Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biotechnology was ranked #112 in the country. In fact 1,567 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for biotech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Biotechnology
Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, biotech majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $21,350 in student debt.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 3 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biotechnology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UK are $33,548 a year.
Best Biotechnology Colleges by State
Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 28 |
Georgia | 10 |
North Carolina | 49 |
Kentucky | 1 |
Alabama | 58 |
South Carolina | 5 |
Mississippi | 0 |
West Virginia | 8 |
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Majors Related to Biotech
Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 8,920 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 3,221 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 2,488 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2,290 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1,964 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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