2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Biology School for You
General Biology is the #33 most popular major in the country with 8,920 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Biology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the New England Region 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.
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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biology majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Biology Schools
Our analysis found Fitchburg State University to be the best value school for general biology students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fitchburg State are $16,735 a year.
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Out of the 27 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WPI are $55,531 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WPI also did well on our Best General Biology Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great value for general biology students. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinnipiac are $51,270 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Quinnipiac is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Biology Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 27 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston College are $61,706 per year.
Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best General Biology Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Biology Schools in the New England Region list.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in tuition and fees each year.
MIT also made our Best General Biology Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.
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Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general biology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harvard are $55,587 a year.
Harvard also made our Best General Biology Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.
With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general biology students. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public college with a small student population.
Read full report on General Biology at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Plymouth State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Biology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.
Plymouth State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general biology programs. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
UMass Lowell undergraduate students pay an average of $33,624 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best General Biology Colleges by State
Explore the best general biology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 457 |
| Connecticut | 113 |
| Rhode Island | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 21 |
| Maine | 8 |
| Vermont | 10 |
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General Biology Related Majors for Biology
General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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