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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$14,770 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,073 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

General Biology is the #56 most popular major in Michigan with 126 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value General Biology Schools in Michigan 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 Michigan to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Michigan

Check out the biology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Biology Schools

$13,206 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Michigan University the best value school in Michigan for general biology students. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

Northern Michigan University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year.

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$12,322 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Flint. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UM Flint are $12,322 a year.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for general biology students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan State are $15,966 a year.

Michigan State also made our Best General Biology Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

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$13,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Biology at Grand Valley State University Report

#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general biology programs. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general biology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Oakland undergraduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$18,215 Average Tuition & Fees

Michigan Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan Tech are $18,215 a year.

Michigan Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Biology Schools in Michigan list.

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$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general biology programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $17,193 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Biology Schools in Michigan list.

Full General Biology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 441
Ohio 328
Indiana 200
Wisconsin 58

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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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