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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$37,627 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,044 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences students earned 1,770 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for biological and biomedical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WPI are $29,040 per year.

WPI also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Medical School are $26,113 a year.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 14 schools in Massachusetts 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 college with a fairly large student population.

Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Dartmouth are $16,965 a year.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $18,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MIT are $58,967 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for biological and biomedical sciences in Massachusetts.

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Northeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern 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 Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

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#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#10

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 92
Connecticut 675
New Hampshire 62
Maine 26
Vermont 49

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

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
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922
Biotechnology 1,567
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 1,509
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 1,244
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 1,241
Pharmacology & Toxicology 825
Genetics 717
Zoology 489
Botany/Plant Biology 371
Molecular Medicine 83

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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