2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,100 people earned their degree in bioinformatics, making the major the 446th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 53 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in bioinformatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent bioinformatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the bioinformatics 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 Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree bioinformatics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pennsylvania Bioinformatics Report

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 doctorate’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Full Pitt Bioinformatics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics (With Aid)

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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