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2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$40,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Biophysics is the 724th most popular major in the country with 502 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biophysics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biophysics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biophysics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biophysics (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biophysics at University of Chicago

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 4 masters’s biophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree biophysics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biophysics at Johns Hopkins

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s biophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biophysics at U-M

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biophysics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree biophysics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UIUC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full UIUC Biophysics Report

#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s biophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

Full Northeastern University Biophysics Report

#6

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

University of California - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree biophysics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCLA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s biophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree biophysics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ohio State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biophysics at Ohio State

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 1 masters’s biophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Read more about Biophysics at University of California - Davis

#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Rochester did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also made our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biophysics at University of Rochester

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree biophysics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

Read more about Biophysics at Illinois Institute of Technology

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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