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2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

2 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$46,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master's in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 502 people earned their degree in biophysics, making the major the 724th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 28 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biophysics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biophysics programs, but they also cost less that 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.

More Ways to Rank Biophysics Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree biophysics students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biophysics in Illinois

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biophysics students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Read more about Biophysics at Illinois Institute of Technology

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biophysics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s biophysics degrees to qualified students.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biophysics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biophysics at University of Chicago

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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