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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

92 Colleges
$18,542 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,354 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,851 biological and biomedical sciences students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 92 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for biological and biomedical sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Mount St Mary’s University the best value school in the United States for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Virginia Medical School is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Virginia Medical School are $26,451 per year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Eastern Virginia Medical School Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at San Jose State University Report

#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Montclair State University Report

#7

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

Austin Peay State University graduate students pay an average of $14,827 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

KU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
15 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA
15 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
17 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
18 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN

Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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