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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$31,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

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 Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Bioinformatics is the 446th most popular major in the country with 1,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 165 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in bioinformatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great bioinformatics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the bioinformatics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree bioinformatics students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW - Madison Bioinformatics Report

#2

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 11 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree bioinformatics students list, GVSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Bioinformatics at Grand Valley State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree bioinformatics students list, IUPUI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at IUPUI

#4

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree bioinformatics students list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Loyola Chicago Bioinformatics Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Bioinformatics Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s bioinformatics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Read more about Bioinformatics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 5 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Toledo Bioinformatics Report

#2 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 19 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at U-M

#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 53 masters’s bioinformatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Bioinformatics at University of Chicago

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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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