2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general biology was ranked #33 in the country. In fact 8,920 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in the Plains States Region for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.
University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Saint Louis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general biology programs. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.
Creighton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Creighton graduate students pay an average of $19,096 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - St Louis 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 Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.
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Best General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 190 |
| Minnesota | 36 |
| Iowa | 62 |
| Kansas | 52 |
| Nebraska | 101 |
| North Dakota | 12 |
| South Dakota | 31 |
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Majors Related to Biology
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 11 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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