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2023 Best Value Other Biological Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$31,158 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,287 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Master's Degree School for You

Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) is the #93 most popular major in the country with 1,922 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. 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 Other Biological Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biomedical science 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the biomedical science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Other Biological Sciences

#1

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found Saint Xavier University to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences (other) students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

SXU graduate students pay an average of $15,450 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Saint Xavier University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences (other) students working on their master’s degree. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences (other) schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

Ohio State also claimed a spot on our Best Other Biological Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the # 4 spot on the list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

RFUMS graduate students pay an average of $36,765 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Wayne State University Report

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences (other) colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 29
Illinois 95
Ohio 3
Indiana 19

One of 14 majors within the area of study, biological and biomedical sciences (other) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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