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2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$28,950 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,402 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 639 people earned a degree or certificate in biological and physical science, making the major the #163 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for biological science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological science majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in the United States for biological and physical science students. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNI are $19,753 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNI also did well on our Best Biological & Physical Science Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keck Graduate Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools list. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, KGI also is in the top 1% of our Best Biological & Physical Science Schools ranking.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.

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#4

Touro College

New York, NY
$18,908 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Touro College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and physical science schools in the United States. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Touro undergraduate students pay an average of $18,908 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 25 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 a year.

Rutgers New Brunswick also claimed a spot on our Best Biological & Physical Science Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and physical science students. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a large student population.

Rutgers Newark undergraduate students pay an average of $32,409 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rutgers Newark also is in the top 10% of our Best Biological & Physical Science Schools ranking.

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$21,616 Average Tuition & Fees

Stephen F Austin State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools list. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,616 in tuition and fees each year.

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$16,806 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 per year.

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$26,376 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.

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Biological & Physical Science by Region

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Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
Great Lakes

Biological & Physical Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biological Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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