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2023 Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

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Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 262 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Georgia to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia State University the most popular school in Georgia for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 78 students majoring in biology at Georgia State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#2

Mercer University

Macon, GA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Mercer University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 59% of the biology majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 40% of the biology majors at the school.

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#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 73% of the biology majors at the school.

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#6

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at Georgia Southern University Report

With a ranking of #7, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#8

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in biology at University of West Georgia, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Valdosta State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

Women make up 33% of the biology majors at the school.

Full General Biology at Valdosta State University Report

#10

Truett McConnell University

Cleveland, GA

Truett McConnell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. TMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Cleveland.

Full General Biology at Truett McConnell University Report

Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 426
Florida 341
North Carolina 213
Tennessee 127
Kentucky 94
Louisiana 153
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 12 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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