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

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Finding the Best General Biology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

Elizabeth City State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Elizabeth City, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

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North Carolina Central University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a moderately-sized 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 13 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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