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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in Georgia

14 Colleges
$26,054 Avg Salary
$24,920 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Biology 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.

The Most Popular General Biology Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Georgia State University to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great place for general biology students. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#3

Mercer University

Macon, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general biology programs. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Morehouse School of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students. Located in the city of Atlanta, MSM is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Clark Atlanta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #9 on the list. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#9

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

With a ranking of #9, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 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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