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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,071 people earned their degree in biochemistry, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 934 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 biochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biochemistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biochemistry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biochemistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

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#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 3 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree biological chemistry students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biological chemistry students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Biochemistry Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kansas State University Biochemistry Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s biological chemistry degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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