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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,522 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 58 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - La Crosse the best value school in Wisconsin for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - La Crosse graduate students pay an average of $10,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW - La Crosse did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full General Biology at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Report

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

UW Oshkosh graduate students pay an average of $9,260 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for general biology students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $12,220 per year.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 per year.

Marquette not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full General Biology at Marquette University Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 126
Illinois 441
Ohio 328
Indiana 200

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 4 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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