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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$30,307 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,817 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

BYU also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 14 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 remote town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biological and biomedical sciences programs. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU - Boulder are $38,358 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CU - Boulder also did well on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Regis U are $39,610 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 a year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year.

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Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges by State

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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 14 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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