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2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$37,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,040 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 457 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biology 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the biology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Worcester Polytechnic Institute to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WPI are $29,040 per year.

WPI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

UMass Medical School graduate students pay an average of $26,113 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Dartmouth are $16,965 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Boston are $18,938 a year.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tufts is ranked #3 for overall quality for biology in Massachusetts.

Read full report on General Biology at Tufts University

#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Biology at Boston University Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 113
Rhode Island 2
New Hampshire 21
Maine 8
Vermont 10

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biology

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 10 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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