2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Biology 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 52 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Biology Schools
Our analysis found Youngstown State University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.
Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for general biology students. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Illinois State are $24,172 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent programs at Purdue University Northwest helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue Northwest are $14,349 a year.
Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - La Crosse are $18,014 per year.
UW - La Crosse excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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John Carroll University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at John Carroll are $45,514 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 per year.
Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general biology programs. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $21,265 in tuition and fees each year.
Best General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 25 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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