2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 53 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. 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

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Full Temple Bioinformatics Report

#3

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$30,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Sciences. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. University of the Sciences is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s bioinformatics degrees to qualified students.

USciences also made our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USciences are $30,168.

Full USciences Bioinformatics Report

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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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