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2023 Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,237 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 346 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Jersey 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgian Court University is a great value for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lakewood.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgian Court are $17,482 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in New Jersey. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NJIT are $24,546 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Newark are $20,466 a year.

Rutgers Newark also made our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

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Rutgers University - Camden landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Camden are $20,649 a year.

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#8

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Seton Hall are $26,018 a year.

Seton Hall not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 884
Pennsylvania 467
Maryland 129
District of Columbia 39
Delaware 27

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 8 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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