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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$29,560 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the New England 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in the New England Region for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 per year.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of New Haven helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

University of New Haven graduate students pay an average of $18,070 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.

Quinnipiac also claimed a spot on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the New England Region . WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, WPI is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#6

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UHart are $15,202 per year.

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#7

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University 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. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Framingham State are $17,460 a year.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also did well on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

With a ranking of #9, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 10% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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

MIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,770
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

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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