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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,197 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,777 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

In 2020-2021, 153 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value General Biology Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana to see which programs offered the best value experiences for biology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a .

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in General Biology

$8,289 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Louisiana University the best value school in Louisiana for general biology students. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern are $8,289 a year.

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$9,842 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern University and A & M College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in Louisiana. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern University and A & M College are $9,842 per year.

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$7,327 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Shreveport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana State University - Shreveport are $7,327 per year.

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$10,065 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 a year.

Louisiana Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Biology Schools in Louisiana list.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$9,072 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

UNO undergraduate students pay an average of $9,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,346 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,346 per year.

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$9,058 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general biology programs. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

ULM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,058 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ULM also made our Best General Biology Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.

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$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general biology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University are $11,958 a year.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Biology Schools in Louisiana list.

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$60,814 Average Tuition & Fees

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Tulane undergraduate students pay an average of $60,814 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tulane is ranked #1 for overall quality for biology in Louisiana.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 426
Florida 341
Georgia 262
North Carolina 213
Tennessee 127
Kentucky 94
Alabama 232
South Carolina 173
Mississippi 222
Arkansas 30
West Virginia 49

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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