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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in Louisiana

12 Colleges
$22,777 Avg Salary
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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Biology Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Louisiana 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Tulane University of Louisiana the most popular school in Louisiana for general biology students. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in Louisiana list. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

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Out of the 12 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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Out of the 12 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great place for general biology students. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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Louisiana Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general biology programs. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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Southern University and A & M College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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#7

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

University of Holy Cross did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #7 on the list. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Schools 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 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).

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