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2026 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools in Maryland

[Bioinformatics](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/biomathematics-bioinformatics-computational-biology/bioinformatics/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong bioinformatics education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 6 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value bioinformatics schools.

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• Best Value Bioinformatics Schools in Maryland

2026 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools in Maryland

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the bioinformatics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Bioinformatics Schools

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

$64,730 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,426 Avg Student Debt

$87,555 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in bioinformatics, no school beat Johns Hopkins University this year. Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $64,730. Typical student debt for bioinformatics graduates is $13,426. Early-career bioinformatics graduates make about $84,850. That is a strong return on a $13,426 median debt. Johns Hopkins University admits about 6% of applicants.

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University Of Maryland Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

$13,256 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,331 Avg Student Debt

$69,960 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Maryland Baltimore County came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value bioinformatics schools. University Of Maryland Baltimore County is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,256, while out-of-state students pay about $31,225. Students borrow a median of $21,331 to complete the bioinformatics program here. Early-career bioinformatics graduates make about $49,179. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Maryland Baltimore County admits about 72% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.