2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 1,424 people earned their degree in molecular biology, making the major the 366th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 246 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 21 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the molecular biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 21 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 29 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470.
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
UCLA also took the #6 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree molecular biology students with aid list, U-M has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bayamon, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree molecular biology students with aid list, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon are $4,605.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. CCSU is a fairly large public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 22 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
CCSU also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #6, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree molecular biology students with aid list, ECU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree molecular biology students with aid list, UW has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology 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 Wyoming are $16,615.
Montclair State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s molecular biology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Montclair State also took the #16 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Duke University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.
UMBC also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Lehigh University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 17 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree molecular biology students with aid list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Montana State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.
MSU Bozeman also took the #17 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Kansas came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree molecular biology students with aid list, KU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #18, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.
Lipscomb University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Lipscomb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 24 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Lipscomb also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.
George Washington University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 25 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Drexel University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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