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2023 Best General Biology Schools in North Carolina

14 Colleges
$27,663 Avg Salary
$24,947 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Biology 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Biology Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Biology Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best General Biology Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Biology 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. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Biology Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 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 large student population.

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Appalachian State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Biology Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general biology programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

Elizabeth City State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Biology 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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With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s best schools for general biology students. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Colleges 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

More General Biology Rankings in North Carolina

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 14 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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