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2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is the 68th most popular major in the country with 14,318 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,860 and had an average of $22,130 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 501 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,167 and $20,668 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree biochemistry students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 1 masters’s biochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wyoming Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. 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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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s biochemistry students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 3 masters’s biochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 1 masters’s biochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

Full University of Utah Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report

#6

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

Boise State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biochemistry degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566.

Full Boise State University Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Report

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

University of Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biochemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biochemistry students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

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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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