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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$11,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,388 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 222 degrees and certificates from a Mississippi school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Biology Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Mississippi 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Mississippi

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

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in General Biology

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$9,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi State University the best value school in Mississippi for general biology students. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $9,220 per year.

Mississippi State also made our Best General Biology Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #2.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Mississippi list. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ole Miss are $9,044 per year.

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

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$8,445 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jackson State are $8,445 per year.

Read full report on General Biology at Jackson State University

$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Miss are $9,204 a year.

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#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS
$8,176 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alcorn State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public college with a small student population.

Alcorn State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,176 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS
$20,364 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Mississippi College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MC are $20,364 a year.

MC also made our Best General Biology Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #3.

Full General Biology at Mississippi College Report

#7

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS
$14,550 Average Tuition & Fees

William Carey University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Carey University are $14,550 per year.

William Carey University also made our Best General Biology Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #4.

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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
Louisiana 153
Alabama 232
South Carolina 173
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 7 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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