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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,135 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,040 Avg Salary

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

With 127 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #36 most popular major in Tennessee.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for biology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Biology at Tennessee State University

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.

Read full report on General Biology at University of Memphis

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

ETSU graduate students pay an average of $10,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Biology at East Tennessee State University Report

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Vanderbilt is ranked #1 for overall quality for biology in Tennessee.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 426
Florida 341
Georgia 262
North Carolina 213
Kentucky 94
Louisiana 153
Alabama 232
South Carolina 173
Mississippi 222
Arkansas 30
West Virginia 49

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

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 4 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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