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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$20,609 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

With 129 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #50 most popular major in Maryland.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

Check out the biology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Our analysis found Hood College to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Hood also took the #4 spot in our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

Full General Biology at Hood College Report

#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Maryland. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salisbury are $10,529 a year.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Maryland. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $11,034 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

UMBC graduate students pay an average of $14,814 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

Full General Biology at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 884
Pennsylvania 467
New Jersey 346
District of Columbia 39
Delaware 27

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

Majors Similar to Biology

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 6 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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