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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$21,597 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,743 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 467 degrees and certificates were awarded to general biology students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #32 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value General Biology Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Our analysis found Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

Ship graduate students pay an average of $11,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

East Stroudsburg University graduate students pay an average of $11,868 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bloomsburg are $11,871 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUP are $12,618 a year.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple 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. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.

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#7

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

Chatham 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Chatham is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chatham are $19,428 per year.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also made our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Villanova also took the #3 spot in our Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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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
Maryland 129
New Jersey 346
District of Columbia 39
Delaware 27

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 13 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).

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