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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$29,158 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,375 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology 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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in New York to see which 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. 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 Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best General Biology Schools

#1

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY
$8,678 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Brockport are $8,678 per year.

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#2

University at Albany

Albany, NY
$10,408 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great value for general biology students. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAlbany are $10,408 per year.

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#3

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY
$8,486 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buffalo State. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Buffalo State are $8,486 a year.

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#4

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY
$8,760 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means SUNY Fredonia is a great value for general biology students. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the distant town of Fredonia.

SUNY Fredonia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Queens College

Queens, NY
$7,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the # 5 spot on the list. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at QC are $7,538 per year.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Binghamton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Binghamton University are $10,390 a year.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The City College of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCNY are $7,340 per year.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

Stony Brook University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general biology programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 a year.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

Cornell University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Biology Schools in New York list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.

Cornell also made our Best General Biology Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.

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#10

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Brooklyn College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brooklyn College are $7,440 a year.

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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
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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