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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$16,736 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

With 56 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #55 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Oregon 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. 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.

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

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

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

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

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in Oregon for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oregon State are $15,569 a year.

Oregon State also made our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on General Biology at Oregon State University

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

Portland State University graduate students pay an average of $16,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Biology at Portland State University

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great value for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $18,120 per year.

Full General Biology at University of Oregon Report

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
Nevada 18
Hawaii 5
Alaska 18

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

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 3 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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