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Biology Schools in North Carolina

North Carolina contains 60 schools that offer biology programs. Duke University, the highest-ranking biology school in NC, has a total student population of 14,350 and is the 15th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 60 biology schools in North Carolina, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Wake Forest University comes out as the most expensive ($28,737/yr), with Elizabeth City State University as the lowest recorded at only $3,335/yr.

Biology students from North Carolina schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the North Carolina alone, there are 380 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $63,270. Biological scientists in this state earn $73,850/yr and there are 1,090 employed.

Also, within the biology schools in North Carolina, the average student population is 3,455 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 6640 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,218 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,155, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biology Programs in North Carolina

Duke University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Zoology/Animal Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Davidson College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Botany/Plant Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Zoology/Animal Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Elon University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Carolina University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of North Carolina at Asheville

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Salem College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Campbell University Inc

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Guilford College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

High Point University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Queens University of Charlotte

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Warren Wilson College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

North Carolina A & T State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

North Carolina Central University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Elizabeth City State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Montreat College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Winston-Salem State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Greensboro College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Methodist University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fayetteville State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Augustines College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wake Forest University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Oncology and Cancer Biology
  

  Levels offered: PhD

Chowan University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Livingstone College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Meredith College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Catawba College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lenoir-Rhyne University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Gardner-Webb University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wingate University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bennett College for Women

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lees-McRae College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Forest Sciences and Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pfeiffer University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mount Olive College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Johnson C Smith University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Barton College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mars Hill College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Zoology/Animal Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Shaw University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

St Andrews Presbyterian College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Peace College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Belmont Abbey College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

College of the Albemarle

• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Johnston Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

North Carolina Wesleyan College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Gaston College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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North Carolina Interesting Facts

• The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.
• In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.
• High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.
• Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town" was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722.
• The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

Top National Parks in North Carolina:

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Famous State Residents:

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