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2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Molecular Biology is the 366th most popular major in the country with 1,424 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 104 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 95 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in molecular biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great molecular biology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the molecular biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The molecular biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $15,362 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Molecular Biology students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU Molecular Biology Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.

UW also took the #3 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $14,958 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree molecular biology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UW.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Molecular Biology at University of Wyoming

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Idaho is $17,509 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree molecular biology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Molecular Biology at University of Idaho

#4

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Denver is $31,512 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree molecular biology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Molecular Biology at University of Denver

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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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