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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$16,715 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,663 Avg Salary

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 Value General Biology Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for biology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best General Biology Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

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#2

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC
$3,326 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabeth City State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Elizabeth City, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECSU are $3,326 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.

Full General Biology at Appalachian State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for general biology students. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year.

Full General Biology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for general biology students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCW are $7,238 per year.

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North Carolina State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $9,131 per year.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best General Biology Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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North Carolina Central University 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. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Carolina Central University are $6,644 a year.

Full General Biology at North Carolina Central University Report

With a ranking of #9, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCU are $4,367 a year.

Full General Biology at Western Carolina University Report

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general biology programs. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Biology Schools in North Carolina list.

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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
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.

  • 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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