by our College Data Analytics Team
[Biostatistics](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/biomathematics-bioinformatics-computational-biology/biostatistics/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value biostatistics schools.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the biostatistics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Yale University earned the #1 spot for value among biostatistics schools in Connecticut. Set in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $67,250. Biostatistics graduates carry a median of $14,357 in student loans. Early-career biostatistics graduates make about $74,578. That is a strong return on a $14,357 median debt. Roughly 4% of applicants are accepted.
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
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