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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$25,655 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. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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

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 master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #3 for overall quality for biological and biomedical sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 17 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Colorado University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Western is a small public school located in the town of Gunnison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western are $15,490 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

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Utah State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $19,773 a year.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 15% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for biological and biomedical sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#10

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

Montana State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a 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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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best biological and biomedical sciences schools 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 17 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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