2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Biology Graduate Certificate 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Biology
Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Best General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 126 |
Illinois | 441 |
Ohio | 328 |
Indiana | 200 |
Wisconsin | 58 |
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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 |
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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 3 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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