2025 Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

General Biology is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for general biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,475 bachelor's degrees in general biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great General Biology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The biology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality biology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general biology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general biology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Biology in Louisiana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general biology.

10 Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Biology

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

43 Annual Graduates

Tulane University of Louisiana is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general biology. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from Tulane University of Louisiana

2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

368 Annual Graduates

$22,742 Median Starting Salary

$21,500 Median Student Debt

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general biology. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the biology program make around $22,742 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

103 Annual Graduates

$18,690 Median Starting Salary

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general biology. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lafayette.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the biology program earn about $18,690 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

4

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

111 Annual Graduates

$30,865 Median Starting Salary

Southeastern Louisiana University is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general biology. Southeastern is a large public university located in the city of Hammond.

General Biology bachelor's degree recipients from Southeastern Louisiana University receive an earnings boost of around $3,787 above the average income of general biology majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from Southeastern Louisiana University

5

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

119 Annual Graduates

$27,358 Median Starting Salary

$17,469 Median Student Debt

Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, biology bachelor's recipients generally make around $27,358 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from Louisiana Tech University

6

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

145 Annual Graduates

$17,761 Median Starting Salary

$35,249 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of New Orleans, XULA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the biology program report average early career wages of $17,761.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from Xavier University of Louisiana

7

Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

33 Annual Graduates

$30,181 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the general biology major at Loyola University New Orleans make $3,103 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from Loyola University New Orleans

8

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

41 Annual Graduates

ULM is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Monroe.More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from University of Louisiana at Monroe

9

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

74 Annual Graduates

$33,784 Median Starting Salary

UNO is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of New Orleans.

Bachelor's recipients from the general biology degree program at University of New Orleans earn $6,706 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from University of New Orleans

10

Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA

100 Annual Graduates

$25,078 Median Starting Salary

$20,167 Median Student Debt

Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

After graduating, biology bachelor's recipients generally earn an average of $25,078 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	6,110
Georgia	224	3,140
Tennessee	220	1,404
North Carolina	213	3,443
Virginia	213	3,086
South Carolina	195	1,603
Kentucky	187	1,052
Alabama	184	1,708
Mississippi	169	941
Arkansas	167	861
West Virginia	147	470

View All Rankings >

General Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, General Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Biology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	1,475

Majors Similar to Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	148
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	94
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	58
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	31
Pharmacology & Toxicology	20
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.