2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology
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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” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in molecular biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality molecular biology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree molecular biology students.
Top 22 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a medium-sized school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 27 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
TTUHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are $19,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #4 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb University are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 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 KU are $25,007.
University of Wyoming landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
UW also took the #19 spot 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 UW are $16,615.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Bayamon, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s molecular biology degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon, the school also landed the #22 spot 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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Montana State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 2 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
MSU Bozeman also took the #17 spot 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 Montana State University are $21,446.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s molecular biology degrees to 5 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 UMBC are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Montclair State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #11 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Central Connecticut State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree molecular biology students list, CCSU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. UCLA 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 University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Cornell University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
George Washington University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #7 spot 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 George Washington University are $31,824.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. New Mexico State University - 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. 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 took the #20 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #18, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s list. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s molecular biology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #19, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s molecular biology students in 2019-2020.
U-M also took the #5 spot 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.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s 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.
In addition to being on our master’s degree molecular biology students list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Princeton University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 29 masters’s molecular biology degrees in 2019-2020.
Princeton also made our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470.
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Duke University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Molecular Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s molecular biology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree molecular biology students list, Duke has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, 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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