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2023 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

With 213 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #30 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in General Biology

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the best school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 426
Florida 341
Georgia 262
Tennessee 127
Kentucky 94
Louisiana 153
Alabama 232
South Carolina 173
Mississippi 222
Arkansas 30
West Virginia 49

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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