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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$23,659 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

With 884 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general biology is the #27 most popular major in New York.

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

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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in New York 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 New York

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

Top 10 Best General Biology Master's Degree Schools

#1

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

Our 2023 rankings named The College at Brockport the best value school in New York for general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Brockport graduate students pay an average of $12,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Buffalo State helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general biology schools in New York. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Buffalo State are $12,252 a year.

Full General Biology at Buffalo State Report

#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAlbany are $13,535 a year.

Full General Biology at University at Albany Report

#4

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Fredonia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the distant town of Fredonia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Fredonia are $13,000 per year.

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#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at QC are $11,612 per year.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Binghamton University are $13,780 a year.

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The City College of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CCNY graduate students pay an average of $11,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell 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 #8 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

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

Full General Biology at Cornell University Report

#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Biology at Stony Brook University Report

#10

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brooklyn College are $11,522 a year.

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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
Pennsylvania 467
Maryland 129
New Jersey 346
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 25 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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