2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 1,424 people earned their degree in molecular biology, making the major the 366th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 39 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.
Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 6 doctorate’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Molecular Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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