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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$27,240 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 a degree or certificate, 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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. 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 Plains States Region

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 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the best value school in the Plains States Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $30,756 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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University of Missouri - Columbia 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 #8 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 15% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 175
Missouri 426
Minnesota 363
Iowa 237
North Dakota 56
Nebraska 226
South Dakota 42

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 11 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.

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