2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 8,920 people earned a degree or certificate in general biology, making the major the #33 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 345 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Biology
Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the United States for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 345 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hood College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in tuition and fees each year.
Hood excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Charleston Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $5,085 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in the United States. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mayaguez.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPR Mayaguez are $3,800 a year.
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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.
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West Texas A&M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
West Texas A&M University graduate students pay an average of $8,574 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
Northern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,586 a year.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list.
With a ranking of #13, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.
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Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FHSU are $11,376 a year.
MSU Texas ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.
MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $8,056 in tuition and fees each year.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #17, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 20% of our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
With a ranking of #18, Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.
PLNU also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Saint Cloud State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.
With a ranking of #20, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $11,356 a year.
With a ranking of #21, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list.
With a ranking of #22, Dominican University of California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
DUofC graduate students pay an average of $16,569 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, DUofC also did well on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #23, Salisbury University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salisbury are $15,765 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Salisbury also is in the top 20% of our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNK are $14,982 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNK is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
Rest of the Top Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 345 different United States general biology schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for General Biology graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg, PA |
| 53 | Jackson State University | Jackson, MS |
| 53 | Alcorn State University | Alcorn State, MS |
| 55 | Webster University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 56 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg, TX |
| 57 | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS |
| 58 | Indiana State University | Terre Haute, IN |
| 59 | University of Akron Main Campus | Akron, OH |
| 60 | Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches, TX |
| 61 | California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 62 | William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 62 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 64 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 65 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 66 | California Baptist University | Riverside, CA |
| 67 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA |
| 68 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 69 | Southern University and A & M College | Baton Rouge, LA |
General Biology by Region
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General Biology Related Majors for Biology
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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