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2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region

16 Colleges
$47,634 Avg Salary
$19,748 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Biotechnology 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 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Biotechnology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Biotechnology Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the most popular school for biotechnology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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The excellent programs at West Virginia State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biotechnology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #8, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for biotechnology students. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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#8

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

Claflin University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.

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#10

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

Fort Valley State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular biotechnology programs. Located in the town of Fort Valley, Fort Valley State University is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Biotechnology Colleges by State

Explore the best biotechnology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 28
Georgia 10
North Carolina 49
Kentucky 1
Alabama 58
South Carolina 5
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 8

Biotechnology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 16 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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