2023 Best Value General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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. 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 Graduate Certificate 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 2 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Biology
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the best value school in the Plains States Region for general biology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.
UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Best General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 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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