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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$25,497 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,044 Avg Salary

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

With 28,851 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Wyoming Report

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

CU Anschutz also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Utah State University Report

Montana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 in tuition and fees each year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana 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 #10 on the list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UM are $24,096 a year.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 133
Colorado 585
Montana 57
Idaho 51
Wyoming 34

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

Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 10 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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