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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$33,628 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,040 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 222 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Colorado 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. 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 General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Biology

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best value school in Colorado for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

Colorado State also made our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DU are $53,943 a year.

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

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 23
Idaho 22
Montana 4
Wyoming 0

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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