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2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,449 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 18 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Nevada college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Nevada 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.

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.

2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Biology

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nevada. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $6,290 per year.

UNR not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Nevada. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNLV graduate students pay an average of $6,607 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNLV is ranked #3 for overall quality for biology in Nevada.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value General Biology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 784
Washington 96
Oregon 56
Hawaii 5
Alaska 18

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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