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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

62 Colleges
$15,395 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,402 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master'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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Biological & Biomedical 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. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Northern Illinois University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 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 Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Illinois State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Northwest is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $11,356 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Purdue University Northwest Report

Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - La Crosse are $20,073 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - La Crosse is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Report

Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Carroll University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha.

Carroll U graduate students pay an average of $13,719 in tuition and fees each year.

Carroll U also claimed a spot on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#10

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

With a ranking of #10, John Carroll University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at John Carroll are $16,082 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at John Carroll University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
12 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,234
Indiana 490
Ohio 1,151
Wisconsin 327
Michigan 900

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 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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