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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in North Carolina

14 Colleges
$27,663 Avg Salary
$24,947 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Biology Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the biology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the most popular school for general biology students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Biology at Wake Forest University Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 14 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Full General Biology at East Carolina University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

Full General Biology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#5

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Campbell University is a great place for general biology students. Located in the town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

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Western Carolina University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general biology programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a large student population.

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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
Georgia 262
Tennessee 127
Kentucky 94
Louisiana 153
Alabama 232
South Carolina 173
Mississippi 222
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 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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