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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$28,016 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,354 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

With 28,851 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for biological and biomedical sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Eastern Virginia Medical School to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $26,451 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Eastern Virginia Medical School Report

#2

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Austin Peay State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Austin Peay State University graduate students pay an average of $14,827 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $21,147 in tuition and fees each year.

UNC Charlotte excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

WKU graduate students pay an average of $18,340 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 15% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 378
Florida 1,728
North Carolina 867
Virginia 1,059
Tennessee 491
Georgia 738
South Carolina 297
Louisiana 482
West Virginia 100
Kentucky 255
Arkansas 131
Alabama 438

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
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
Biotechnology 1,567
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 1,509
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 1,244
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 1,241
Pharmacology & Toxicology 825
Genetics 717
Zoology 489
Botany/Plant Biology 371
Molecular Medicine 83

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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