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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$12,322 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 96 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #38 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Washington to see which master's degree 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.

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 Washington

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

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

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wazzu are $13,740 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CWU are $12,127 a year.

Full General Biology at Central Washington University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Washington. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EWU are $13,379 a year.

Full General Biology at Eastern Washington University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population.

WWU graduate students pay an average of $12,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heritage University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

Heritage University graduate students pay an average of $9,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Biology at Heritage University

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
Oregon 56
Nevada 18
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 5 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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